FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE WATCH COVERS NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...SOUTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.
WHILE THERE IS AN ELEVATED RISK OF FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON IN
PARTS OF THIS AREA-ESPECIALLY NEW JERSEY...THE GREATER FIRE
DANGER SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 7 PM WEDNESDAY.
IT HAS NOT RAINED IN ALMOST TWO WEEKS ACROSS MOST OF THIS AREA. ANY
SHOWERS OR ISOLATED EARLY THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE
BRIEF WITH AMOUNTS UNDER ONE QUARTER INCH.
SKIES WILL RAPIDLY CLEAR DURING MIDDAY WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
HEATING UP TO NEAR 90 DEGREES. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND GUST
BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH DURING MID AFTERNOON. DEWPOINTS WILL TUMBLE
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT BY 4 PM.
THE GREATEST RISK FOR FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS AN EAST WEST BAND
FROM FORT DIX TO PHILADELPHIA AND COATESVILLE IN SOUTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA.
A WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THIS AREA EVEN FOR
THIS AFTERNOON.
AN UPDATED STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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DRAG