Enhanced Fire Danger on April 28th

The National Weather Service at Mt. Holly NJ and the National Weather Service at New York NY have issued special weather statments for an enhanced risk of wildfire spread this afternoon (April 28th). Copied below. Yesterday, April 27th, there was a brush fire in Hunterdon County, NJ (Lebanon), see this report from the Hunterdon Democrat (with photos) for more information. As always, I expect that the brush/wildfire activity in New Jersey and environs that I am able to report on is perhaps one of several such brush/wildfires that I do not know about.

Stay safe everyone, and thanks to all in the NJ Forest Fire Service and their mutual aid partners for all you are doing to keep us safe.

Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1002 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2015

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-070-071-101>106-282200-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...
KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
1002 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2015

...AN ENHANCED RISK OF WILDFIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON...

RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO DROP BETWEEN 30 AND 35
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON IN MUCH OF OUR REGION AND A NORTHWEST WIND
IS EXPECTED TO GUST AROUND 20 MPH AT TIMES. FINE FUELS WILL
CONTINUE TO DRY RESULTING IN AN ELEVATED RISK OF WILDFIRE SPREAD
IN MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER, BURN RESTRICTIONS AND
WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE
FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEB SITE.

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IOVINO

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
934 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2015

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-
290000-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
934 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2015

...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY...

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH TODAY...
WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT. THIS WILL
INCREASE THE RISK FOR GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY FIRES
THAT DEVELOP.