Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington DC has issued a Red Flag Warning for the threat of rapid fire spread, which is in effect from 8 AM this morning to 6 PM EST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* TIMING...From 8 AM this morning to 6 PM EST this evening.

* WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph across northern Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and northwestern Virginia. Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph across the Washington DC metro, southern Maryland, and the central Virginia piedmont.

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

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

* FUEL MOISTURE...10-hour fuel moisture around 7 or 8 percent.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ... PRINCE GEORGES ... ANNE ARUNDEL ... CHARLES ... ST. MARYS ... CALVERT ... NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY ... NORTHWEST HOWARD ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD ... AUGUSTA ... ROCKINGHAM ... SHENANDOAH ... FREDERICK ... PAGE ... WARREN ... CLARKE ... NELSON ... ALBEMARLE ... GREENE ... MADISON ... RAPPAHANNOCK ... ORANGE ... CULPEPER ... FAIRFAX ... ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA ... STAFFORD ... SPOTSYLVANIA ... KING GEORGE ... NORTHERN FAUQUIER ... SOUTHERN FAUQUIER ... EASTERN HIGHLAND ... WESTERN LOUDOUN ... EASTERN LOUDOUN ... NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE ... CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE ... NORTHWEST PRINCE WILLIAM ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK ... HAMPSHIRE ... JEFFERSON ... HARDY ... EASTERN GRANT ... EASTERN PENDLETON

Instructions:

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.