Tropical Activity Alert -- 
Watches, Warnings, and Advisories
 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTHOWARD MARYLAND (MDZ010) |
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| Effective: Fri, Sep 10, 2010 06:52am EDT | Severity: Minor |
| Updated: Fri, Sep 10, 2010 06:52am EDT | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Fri, Sep 10, 2010 06:00pm EDT | Certainty: Observed |
| Areas Affected: Allegany; Anne Arundel; Baltimore; Baltimore City; Calvert; Carroll; Central and Eastern Allegany; Charles; Extreme Western Allegany; Frederick; Harford; Howard; Montgomery; Northern Baltimore; Prince Georges; Southern Baltimore; St. Marys; Washington | |
Alert:
...ENHANCED WILDFIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON... WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 20 MPH AGAIN TODAY. FUEL MOISTURE REMAINS VERY LOW DUE TO THE RECENT DRY SPELL AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF LOW FUEL MOISTURE...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL POSE AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES THIS AFTERNOON. OPEN BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. |
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