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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
416 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF
NORTH CAROLINA...
.THE COMBINATION OF DECREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT, WILL ALLOW FOR A NARROW WINDOW OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS
MONDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, LIMITING FACTORS WILL BE TEMPERATURES
TRENDING MUCH COLDER DURING THE AFTERNOON, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
ADDED SURFACE MOISTURE FROM SCATTERED SHOWERS DURING THE MORNING
HOURS.
NCZ004>006-291800-
/O.CON.KRNK.FW.W.0006.251229T1700Z-251229T2300Z/
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-
416 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH CAROLINA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004
STOKES, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROCKINGHAM AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE
006 CASWELL.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RNK/FIRE
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