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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
235 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS IS
IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. DUE TO
THE ONGOING DROUGHT AND A LACK OF APPRECIABLE RAINFALL, CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MET AT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 30%
OR LESS.
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CHEROKEE-CLAY-
235 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.
* TIMING...NOON TO 8PM MONDAY
* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTS
UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS.
* HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.
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