The combination of low humidity and gusty northwest winds will
result in a greater risk of adverse fire behavior and rapid fire
spread through this afternoon.
Relative humidity values will drop 20 to 25 percent across most of
the area this afternoon, with values of 15 to 20 percent in the lee
of the Alleghenies and Shenandoah Valley. Northwest winds around
10 to 20 mph will gust between 30 to 40 mph. For the ridges,
higher gusts up to 50 mph are expected. Temperatures this
afternoon reach into the upper 50s and low 60s.
Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether
you may burn outdoors. If you do burn, use extreme caution since
fires can increasingly escalate under these conditions.