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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
422 AM EDT WED OCT 22 2025  
 
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-222315-  
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-  
YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-  
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST JEFFERSON, SPARTA, DOBSON, DANBURY,  
EDEN, YANCEYVILLE, BOONE, WILKESBORO, YADKINVILLE, STUART,  
ROCKY MOUNT, BEDFORD, AMHERST, MARTINSVILLE, DANVILLE, LYNCHBURG,  
APPOMATTOX, SOUTH BOSTON, AND KEYSVILLE  
422 AM EDT WED OCT 22 2025  
   
..INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 7 PM  
 
DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE FORECASTED FOR TODAY. RELATIVE  
HUMIDITIES DURING THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL INTO THE 20-25 PERCENT  
RANGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS THE  
PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA. WIND GUSTS OF 25 MPH TO LOCALLY 35 MPH ARE  
ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH LATE MORNING INTO EARLY EVENING. THESE  
CONDITIONS, COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS SUCH AS FALLEN LEAVES AND DEAD  
BRUSH, WILL RESULT IN INCREASED THREAT OF ANY FIRES BURNING OUT  
OF CONTROL ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND PORTIONS OF THE  
PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA.  
 
OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR  
LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES AS TO WHETHER BURNING IS ALLOWED  
TODAY.  
 
 
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