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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
453 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING FOR DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA EXCEPT FOR OUTER BANKS HYDE COUNTY...

.WARM TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY.

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OUTER BANKS DARE-
453 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY...MAINLY NORTH OF OREGON INLET.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. 

* TREE LITTER AND OTHER FINE FUELS...TODAY WILL BE THE THIRD DAY
  OF WARM DRY WEATHER WITH WINDS FORECAST TO INCREASE
  SIGNIFICANTLY. FINE FUELS WILL BE DRY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON MAY QUICKLY GROW
  OUT OF CONTROL IF THEY FIND FAVORABLE FUELS AND ARE EXPOSED TO
  THE GUSTY WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

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MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
453 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA EXCEPT OUTER BANKS HYDE
COUNTY...

* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA EXCEPT OUTER BANKS
  HYDE COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. 

* TREE LITTER AND OTHER FINE FUELS...TODAY WILL BE THE THIRD DAY
  OF WARM DRY WEATHER WITH WINDS FORECAST TO INCREASE
  SIGNIFICANTLY. FINE FUELS WILL BE DRY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON MAY QUICKLY GROW
  OUT OF CONTROL IF THEY FIND FAVORABLE FUELS AND ARE EXPOSED TO
  THE GUSTY WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

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