RAPID WILDLAND FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TODAY
Garrett-Washington-Frederick MD-Extreme Western Allegany-
Central and Eastern Allegany-Northwest Montgomery-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-
Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Rappahannock-Northern Fauquier-
Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Western Loudoun-Eastern Loudoun-
Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge–
Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-Western Grant-
Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton-
Eastern Pendleton-
Including the cities of Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Grantsville,
Hagerstown, Frederick, Ballenger Creek, Frostburg, Cumberland,
Germantown, Damascus, Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg,
Silver Spring, Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft, Harrisonburg,
Strasburg, Woodstock, Mount Jackson, New Market, Winchester,
Luray, Shenandoah, Stanley, Front Royal, Berryville, Washington,
Warrenton, Hightown, Monterey, Purcellville, Leesburg, Ashburn,
Sterling, Big Meadows, Wintergreen, Romney, Paw Paw, Martinsburg,
Charles Town, Shepherdstown, Moorefield, Bayard, Mount Storm,
Petersburg, Elk Garden, Antioch, Keyser, New Creek, Ridgeville,
Russelldale, Headsville, Fort Ashby, Riverton, Brandywine,
Franklin, Oak Flat, Ruddle, and Sugar Grove
1006 AM EST Wed Mar 10 2021
…RAPID WILDLAND FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TODAY…
Gusty winds and rapidly lowering humidity will result in an
enhanced risk of rapid wildland fire growth today. Humidity will
drop to around 25 percent across most of the region this afternoon,
with sustained winds near 15 mph and gusts in excess of 20 mph.
The combination of gusty winds and low humidity may allow small
fires to rapidly grow if they escape control. Anyone with outdoor
plans involving fire should use extreme caution today.
Humidity will likely be low again on Thursday, with even gustier
winds possible.
