Red Flag Warning in NJ

Like other regions in North America, New Jersey has seen a mild winter with dry conditions leading to increased wildfire danger. The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for all of New Jersey, portions of eastern PA, DE, and portions of South East NY. Below is the Red Flag Warning issued by the Mt. Holly Office of the National Weather Service. Here are related articles: NJ dot com and Lehigh Valley Live dot com.

The Red Flag Warning for the region served by the Mt. Holly Office of the NWS expires at 9 PM tonight with elevated fire danger expected tomorrow. I can testify to the strong winds blowing.

I'll post updates as conditions warrant.


Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
323 PM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

NJZ001-007>010-012>027-270100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.FW.A.0002.120327T1200Z-120327T2000Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
323 PM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM. MOST VULNERABLE TIME IS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...BECAUSE OF THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP.
THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE STRONG WIND GUSTS,
RECENT LACK OF PRECIPITATION, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, AND DRY
FUELS.

* TUESDAY...WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE GUSTY, ESPECIALLY IN THE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. IF HUMIDITY LEVELS DROP BEFORE THE
WINDS START TO DECREASE, THEN RED FLAG CONDITIONS MIGHT BE
REACHED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.