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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
407 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
VAZ048-060>062-064>069-079-080-509>511-513>515-232300-
FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-
WESTERN LOUISA-EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-
WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-
EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)-
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BYBEE, CENTRAL PLAINS, CUNNINGHAM,
LAKE MONTICELLO, NAHOR, PALMYRA, TROY, FARMVILLE, ANGOLA,
GUINEA MILLS, HAWK, RAINES TAVERN, REEDS, STODDERT, GOOCHLAND,
CORBIN, BURRUSS CORNER, CEDAR FORK, DAWN, SOUTH HILL,
FORT MITCHELL, KELLS CORNER, ARVINS STORE, LOVES MILL, LUNENBURG,
NUTBUSH, REHOBOTH, CREWE, EARLS, MANNBORO, SCOTTS FORK,
AMELIA COURTHOUSE, CHULA, DENARO, JETERSVILLE, FINE CREEK MILLS,
FLAT ROCK, GOODWINS STORE, SUBLETTS, WORSHAMS, CLAYVILLE, GENITO,
LAWRENCEVILLE, REAMS, LOUISA, MINERAL, ASHLAND, BON AIR,
MIDLOTHIAN, CHESTERFIELD, CHESTER, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, AND RICHMOND
407 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING DUE TO A COMBINATION OF BREEZY NORTHWEST
WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...
* TIMING: FROM 1 PM MONDAY UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 70S.
* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS
COULD PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES TO IGNITE AND
SPREAD TODAY.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION HANDLING ANY POTENTIAL
IGNITION SOURCE, INCLUDING MACHINERY, CIGARETTES, AND MATCHES. BE
SURE TO PROPERLY DISCARD ALL SMOKING MATERIALS. ANY DRY GRASSES AND
TREE LITTER THAT IGNITE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD
QUICKLY.
VIRGINIA RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT OPEN BURNING IS
PROHIBITED BEFORE 4 PM EACH DAY THROUGH APRIL 30TH. THE LOWEST
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COME FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY,
SO ANY BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.
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