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General Discussion / Happy Birthday, Ryan!
« on: March 31, 2009, 12:13:07 AM »
Happy 26th! Make it a good one!



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Issued by The National Weather Service
Philadelphia, PA
4:33 am EDT, Mon., Mar. 23, 2009
... ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING DOWN FROM THE NORTH WILL BRING VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BRING AN INCREASING THREAT FOR RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRES LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
A NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH IS EXPECTED TODAY, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE RECENT DRY CONDITIONS, THERE IS A HEIGHTENED CONCERN FOR WILDFIRES TODAY.
THE FORECAST WIND SPEEDS FOR TODAY FALL JUST BELOW THE RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA FOR NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND. AS A RESULT, NO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION.