WWUS82 KILM 160814
RFWILM

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
414 AM EDT WED APR 16 2008

NCZ096-097-099>101-162200-
/O.CON.KILM.FW.W.0005.080416T1400Z-080416T2200Z/
BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-
414 AM EDT WED APR 16 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

GUSTY NORTH WINDS ALONG WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY HAS
PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BLADEN...PENDER...COLUMBUS...BRUNSWICK...
AND NEW HANOVER UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.

NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE DAY WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO AROUND 20
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS WITH
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY LOW FUEL MOISTURES WILL MAKE
CONDITIONS DANGEROUS FOR OUTDOOR BURNING. RAPID AND UNCONTROLLED
FIRE GROWTH CAN EASILY OCCUR IN THESE SITUATIONS.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

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SRP