Red Flag Warning issued March 22 at 4:00AM EDT until March 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

…DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY…

.Gusty winds combined with low relative humidity and dry fuels
will result in a high chance for adverse and dangerous fire
behavior today.

* AFFECTED AREA…Much of the Piedmont and Sandhills of central
North Carolina including Person, Granville, Forsyth, Guilford,
Alamance, Orange, Durham, Davidson, Randolph, Chatham, Wake,
Stanly, Montgomery, Moore, Lee, Harnett, Anson, Richmond,
Scotland, Hoke, and Cumberland.

* TIMING…From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.

* WINDS…From the west at 10 to 20 mph with gusts as high as 30
to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 15 to 20 percent.

* TEMPERATURES…Highs in the lower to mid 70s.

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

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