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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
412 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008

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MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
412 PM EDT WED APR 16 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE WELL OFF THE COAST CONTINUES TO PRODUCE
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH IS CIRCULATING VERY
DRY AIR INTO THE REGION WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CURRENTLY
ONLY AROUND 20%. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND DRY AIR WILL
CONTINUE THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER DARK
ALLOWING HUMIDITIES TO RECOVER AND LESSENING THE THE FIRE THREAT
OVERNIGHT. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM
THIS EVENING. PEOPLE IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD REFRAIN FROM
BURNING AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD RESULT IN A RAPIDLY
SPREADING WILDFIRE.

THURSDAY WILL BE EVEN WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S AND CONTINUED
VERY DRY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE LIGHTER SO WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE
ADDITIONAL RED FLAG WARNINGS BEING ISSUED BUT THE FIRE WEATHER
RISK WILL BE ENHANCED DUE TO THE WARMTH AND VERY DRY AIRMASS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

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