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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
128 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2020
NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-040000-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DOBSON, DANBURY, EDEN, YANCEYVILLE,
WILKESBORO, YADKINVILLE, ROANOKE, SALEM, FINCASTLE, LEXINGTON,
BUENA VISTA, STUART, ROCKY MOUNT, BEDFORD, AMHERST, MARTINSVILLE,
DANVILLE, LYNCHBURG, APPOMATTOX, SOUTH BOSTON, AND KEYSVILLE
128 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2020
..INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT HIGHER RATES OF SPREAD FOR
WILDLAND FIRES TODAY.
THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL RESULT IN EXCELLENT DRYING CONDITIONS TODAY. IN SPITE
OF RECENT RAINFALL, SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL DRY QUICKLY.
WOODLAND FUELS, SUCH AS LEAF LITTER AND PINE NEEDLE CAST WILL BE
MOST RECEPTIVE TO FIRE SPREAD.
A VERY DRY AIRMASS RESIDES OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. THIS
WILL RESULT IN CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOON, WITH
HUMIDITY MINIMUMS DIPPING UNDER 20 PERCENT. THE LOW HUMIDITY
COUPLED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT WHERE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE WARMEST.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
11/07
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