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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1258 PM EST THU NOV 5 2009

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-052000-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...
LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
1258 PM EST THU NOV 5 2009


...INCREASED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON...

EXCELLENT DRYING CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY. AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
WILL LEAD TO ADVERSE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL PERSIST
INTO THE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH RELATIVELY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY.
THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT
FRIDAY...BUT WINDS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ANY PLANNED BURNING TODAY BE POSTPONED
UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER..LEADING TO SAFER BURNING 
CONDITIONS.


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