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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1116 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

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NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-
MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-
HENRICO-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-
GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...FARMVILLE...
SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...
LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...
FRANKLIN
1116 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2015
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON...
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND MARKEDLY DRIER AIR
PUSHING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN INCREASED FIRE DANGER THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE
15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS 20 TO
25 PERCENT.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION HANDLING ANY POTENTIAL
IGNITION SOURCE...INCLUDING MACHINERY...CIGARETTES...AND MATCHES.
BE SURE TO PROPERLY DISCARD ALL SMOKING MATERIALS. ANY DRY GRASSES
AND TREE LITTER THAT IGNITE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD
QUICKLY.
VIRGINIA RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT OPEN BURNING IS PROHIBITED
BEFORE 4 PM EACH DAY THROUGH APRIL 30TH.
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