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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
811 PM EDT SAT JUN 6 2026
NCZ013>017-030>032-102-071000-
HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-WESTERN CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-
PERQUIMANS-EASTERN CURRITUCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AHOSKIE, CORAPEAKE, ELIZABETH CITY,
HORSESHOE, LILLY, SHARON, KNOTTS ISLAND, QUITSNA, EDENHOUSE,
MERRY HILL, MIDWAY, WINDSOR, CAPE COLONY, EDENTON, HANCOCK,
MACEDONIA, MAVATON, SAINT JOHNS, VALHALLA, JACOCKS, WOODVILLE,
AND COROLLA
811 PM EDT SAT JUN 6 2026
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER SUNDAY ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...
DRY, HOT, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. THE ONGOING
DROUGHT HAS LED TO ABNORMALLY DRY DEAD SURFACE FUELS ACROSS THE
REGION. MIN RH VALUES OF 25 TO 35%, WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH,
AND AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM MID MORNING
THROUGH EARLY EVENING SUNDAY.
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.
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