Alert: Special Weather Statement issued November 21 at 3:00AM EST by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2016-11-21T03:01:05-05:00
Expires: 2016-11-21T17:00:00-05:00
Description: ..INCREASED FIRE DANGER THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON…

DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL, EASTERN
AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT WITH SUSTAINED WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 TO 30 MPH.
THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH DRY LEAF LITTER WILL PRODUCE AN
INCREASED DANGER OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED…AS ANY FIRES COULD QUICKLY GROW
OUT OF CONTROL.
Instruction:

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Gloucester; King William; Hanover; Chesterfield; Caroline; James City; Mathews; Northumberland; City of Virginia Beach; Isle of Wight; Middlesex; Surry; York; City of Hampton; City of Poquoson; City of Newport News; King and Queen; Westmoreland; City of Williamsburg; City of Norfolk; City of Petersburg; Lancaster; City of Richmond; City of Colonial Heights; City of Hopewell; City of Chesapeake; New Kent; Nottoway; Powhatan; Prince Edward; Sussex; Southampton; Greensville; Henrico; Goochland; Fluvanna; Dinwiddie; Cumberland; Brunswick; Amelia; Louisa; City of Portsmouth; Lunenburg; Mecklenburg; Prince George; City of Franklin; City of Emporia; Charles City; Essex; Richmond; City of Suffolk

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-2137130
CAP MessageType: Alert