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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
659 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

VAZ025>031-504-507-508-WVZ050>053-055-502-504-506-052300-
/O.CON.KLWX.FW.W.0004.251105T1600Z-251105T2300Z/
Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-
Eastern Highland-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-
Hardy-Eastern Grant-Eastern Mineral-Eastern Pendleton-
659 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EST THIS EVENING DUE TO A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS, DRY
FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND THE
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE...

* TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 6 PM EST this evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph for most
  areas, with gusts to 50 mph on the ridgetops.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* FUEL MOISTURE...8 to 9 percent

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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