URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 932 AM EDT WED APR 15 2015 NJZ001-007>010-012>015-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-152300- /O.NEW.KPHI.FW.W.0001.150415T1332Z-150415T2300Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS- LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER- EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- LOWER BUCKS- 932 AM EDT WED APR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED... EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY * WIND... GUSTS AROUND 20 KNOTS THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY. * HUMIDITY... FALLING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS...AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE.
The NY Office of the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning at 11:03 for northeastern NJ, and the following counties in southeast NY: Putnam, Orange, Rockland, and northern Westchester.
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1103 AM EDT WED APR 15 2015 ...ENHANCED RISK OF WILDFIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY... NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>070-152300- /O.NEW.KOKX.FW.W.0001.150415T1503Z-150415T2300Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN- EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION- EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 1103 AM EDT WED APR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AREAS AFFECTED...LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY * WINDS...GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IF IGNITION OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
Red Flag Warnings are also in place for areas of New England.
Stay safe out there.
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