590
WWUS81 KPHI 081946
SPSPHI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
346 PM EDT WED APR 8 2026
PAZ054-055-060>062-091000-
CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JIM THORPE, STROUDSBURG, READING,
ALLENTOWN, BETHLEHEM, AND EASTON
346 PM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD THURSDAY
THERE IS AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP
TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED
BY SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH. THESE
CONDITIONS, ALONG WITH THE CONTINUED DRYING OF FINE FUELS, 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.
THIS FORECAST CONSIDERS METEOROLOGICAL, FUEL, AND LAND CONDITIONS
AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION WITH STATE FIRE OFFICIALS.
RCM
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