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WWUS81 KRNK 122249
RFWRNK

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
549 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009

.STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES EAST OF THE FOOTHILLS OF
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL RESULT
IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EARLY THIS EVENING.

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SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
549 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING.

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS...AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT...WILL CONTINUE THE RISK OF FIRE
DANGER EARLY THIS EVENING.

DESPITE THE RAIN THAT FELL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY
EVENING...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO
SIGNIFICANTLY MOISTEN FINE FUELS. ANY MOIST FUELS...ESPECIALLY THE
GRASS...DRIED OUT THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HIGH
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR...CREATING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE DO
NOT CONDUCT ANY OPEN BURNING IN THE WARNED AREA THIS EVENING...AND
AVOID ANY ACTIVITY THAT MAY CAUSE A HOT OBJECT TO COME IN
CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. AVOID PARKING ON OR NEAR GRASSY AREAS.

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