Red Flag Warning (11/1/24)

 
A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 12 pm to 6 pm Friday, November 1, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.

MARYLAND: Washington, Frederick, Carroll, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Cecil, central/eastern Allegany, Montgomery, Howard, Harford.
VIRGINIA: Frederick, Clarke, Loudoun.
WEST VIRGINIA: Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley, Jefferson, eastern Mineral.

Excerpted from the National Weather Service:

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR NORTHERN MARYLAND…EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA…

The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has issued a Red Flag Warning for low humidities and gusty winds which is in effect until 6 PM EDT this evening.

* TIMING…Until 6 PM EDT this evening.

* WINDS…West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 24 percent.

* IMPACTS…The combination of dry conditions, low humidity, and strong gusty winds may result in favorable conditions for the rapid spread of fires

* FUEL MOISTURE…Less than 10 percent.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.