SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
347 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2008
..THERE IS AN ENHANCED FIRE THREAT FOR THE MID ATLANTIC REGION
THROUGH MID EVENING...
A DRY COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE REGION EARLIER TODAY. SUSTAINED
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
MID EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE DROPPED TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT.
THESE CONDITIONS HAVE CREATED AN INCREASED FIRE THREAT ACROSS THE
AREA. WITH THE LACK OF RAIN IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS...CONDITIONS
WILL ALLOW ANY FIRES TO SPREAD QUICKLY. DO NOT BURN THROUGH 8
PM...AND QUICKLY NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT IF YOU SEE ANY
BRUSH FIRES.
Fire weather watch - be careful if you have brush to burn
