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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
614 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
DEZ001>003-NJZ013-016>023-027-052300-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-
CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILMINGTON, DOVER, GEORGETOWN, FREEHOLD,
PENNSVILLE, GLASSBORO, CAMDEN, CHERRY HILL, MOORESTOWN,
MOUNT HOLLY, JACKSON, MILLVILLE, HAMMONTON, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE,
AND WHARTON STATE FOREST
614 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
..ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD TODAY
THERE IS AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD TODAY ACROSS DELAWARE
AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TEMPERATURES RISING
GENERALLY RISING INTO THE 80S AND SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20
GUSTING TO AROUND 30 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS COULD SUPPORT THE
RAPID SPREAD OF ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE, WHICH COULD QUICKLY BECOME
DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. CONDITIONS IMPROVE DURING THE EVENING AS THE
WIND DIMINISHES AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASES.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. BE SURE TO PROPERLY EXTINGUISH
OR DISPOSE OF ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES, INCLUDING SMOKING MATERIALS
SUCH AS CIGARETTE BUTTS. USE CAUTION WHILE USING ANY MACHINERY OUTDOORS,
SUCH AS LAWN CARE EQUIPMENT, THAT COULD CAUSE SPARKS TO COME IN CONTACT
WITH THE DRY GROUND.
THIS FORECAST CONSIDERS METEOROLOGICAL, FUEL, AND LAND CONDITIONS AND
HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION WITH STATE FIRE OFFICIALS.
FITZSIMMONS
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