Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Elevated Fire Risk in New Jersey: March 22nd

There is an elevated fire risk in northern New Jersey and adjoining areas of Pennsylvania and New York. According to my friends at the B10 NJ Wildland Fire Page who posted today that all fire towers in New Jersey (Divisions A, B, and C) are staffed today.

Stay safe everyone!

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1135 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016

NJZ001-007>010-012-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-101>106-222300-
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CARBON-
MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
1135 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...AN ELEVATED RISK FOR SPREAD OF FIRES THIS AFTERNOON...

GUSTY WINDS...ALONG WITH LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND
DRYING FUELS WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED RISK FOR THE SPREAD OF
FIRES THIS AFTERNOON.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
950 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016

CTZ005-006-009-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-176-177-222300-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
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)-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-
950 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...AN ELEVATED RISK FOR SPREAD OF BRUSH FIRES THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF
25-30 PERCENT...AND DRYING FINE FUELS WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED
RISK FOR THE SPREAD OF BRUSH FIRES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

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