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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
840 AM EDT THU APR 23 2026
PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072-232300-
BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-
PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
840 AM EDT THU APR 23 2026
..ELEVATED RISK OF WILDFIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON
A COMBINATION OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL
CREATE AN ELEVATED RISK OF WILDFIRE SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 25
TO 35 PERCENT ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF HANDLING ANY POTENTIAL
IGNITION SOURCES, SUCH AS MACHINERY, CIGARETTES, OR MATCHES.
IF DRY GRASSES AND TREE LITTER BEGIN TO BURN, THE FIRE WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.
THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED IN COORDINATION WITH THE
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
BJG
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