April stokes fear in forest firefighters

dogg57

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The Pine Barrens' brittle bark, branches and pine needles worry state Fire Warden Bill Edwards more in April than any other month of the year.
Decades of experience with the state Forest Fire Service have developed Edwards' concern. It is just 12 weeks into the year, and Edwards is well aware the forest floor is the ripe kindling for wildfires now.

http://www.courierpostonline.com/st...pril-stokes-fear-forest-firefighters/7900387/
 

dogg57

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Jan 22, 2007
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Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
323 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2014


NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
323 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN DELMARVA...AND MUCH OF NEW
JERSEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 NEW CASTLE...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 001 SUSSEX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 KENT...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 003 INLAND SUSSEX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004
DELAWARE BEACHES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 WARREN...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 008 CECIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 MORRIS...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 009 HUNTERDON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 SOMERSET...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 012 KENT MD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MIDDLESEX...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 WESTERN MONMOUTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014
EASTERN MONMOUTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 QUEEN ANNES...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 015 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 SALEM...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 017 GLOUCESTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 CAMDEN...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 TALBOT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 CAROLINE...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OCEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021
CUMBERLAND...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 ATLANTIC...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 023 CAPE MAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 ATLANTIC COASTAL
CAPE MAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 COASTAL ATLANTIC...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 026 COASTAL OCEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 CARBON...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 055 MONROE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 BERKS...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 061 LEHIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 NORTHAMPTON...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 DELAWARE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 071
PHILADELPHIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 WESTERN CHESTER...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 102 EASTERN CHESTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
WESTERN MONTGOMERY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 EASTERN
MONTGOMERY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 UPPER BUCKS AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 106 LOWER BUCKS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE BREEZY OVERNIGHT...BUT INCREASE FURTHER
AFTER SUNRISE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW 30
PERCENT BY MID DAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS
29 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS TOMORROW WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 40S TO
LOWER 60S.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LEAD TO A MORE RAPID SPREAD RATE OF ANY
FINE FUEL FIRES THAT MAY DEVELOP. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
EXERCISE FIRE PREVENTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

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.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS...
AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE
FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE.

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