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Special Weather Statement
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
342 AM EDT SAT APR 19 2014

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-
192200-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
342 AM EDT SAT APR 19 2014

...ENHANCED RISK OF FIRE SPREAD TODAY...

THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND INCREASING
NORTHERLY FLOW TODAY WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE
RAPID SPREAD OF BRUSH FIRES.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWEST THIS AFTERNOON...DROPPING INTO
THE 20S ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THIS MORNING...
INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTS.

THE RISK WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
INCREASE AND THE WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

IF YOU SPOT A FIRE OR SMOKE PLUME...PLEASE REPORT IT TO THE
AUTHORITIES IMMEDIATELY.


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