...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
AFTER THE PASSAGE OF RELATIVELY DRY COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL VEER
WEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS.
THIS COMBINED WITH 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURE BELOW 7 PERCENT AND
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 30 PERCENT...HAVE
PROMPTED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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