Fire Weather Watch : (Upgraded to RED FLAG WARNING)

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A Fire Weather Watch is in effect on Tuesday - April 18, 2023 - Click on the image above for the latest info / updates.
A Fire Weather Watch is in effect on Tuesday – April 18, 2023 – Click on the image above for the latest info / updates.

THIS WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A MORE CRITICAL RED FLAG WARNING. CLICK HERE FOR THAT ADVISORY.

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1225 PM EDT Mon Apr 17 2023

District of Columbia-Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-
Northern Baltimore-Cecil-Southern Baltimore-Prince Georges-
Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert-Extreme Western Allegany-
Central and Eastern Allegany-Northwest Montgomery-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard-
Central and Southeast Howard-Northwest Harford-Southeast Harford-
Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-
Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-
Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-Spotsylvania-
King George-Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Highland-
Eastern Highland-Western Loudoun-Eastern Loudoun-
Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge-
Northwest Prince William-
Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-
Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-Eastern Grant-
Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Eastern Pendleton-
1225 PM EDT Mon Apr 17 2023

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA, EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA, MOST OF MARYLAND, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...

The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has
issued a Fire Weather Watch for northern and central VA, eastern
WV, most of MD, and DC, which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon
through Tuesday evening.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the lower
  elevations. West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the
  mountains.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 to 25 percent.

* IMPACTS...The combination of dry conditions, low humidity, and
  strong gusty winds may result in favorable conditions for the
  rapid spread of fires Tuesday afternoon.

* FUEL MOISTURE...Less than 8 percent

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
may occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag
Warnings.

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