Be careful out there.....

[46er]

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
416 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-191000-

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
416 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHERN DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT EXISTS TODAY DUE TO THE
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS, HOWEVER THE WIND MAY BE MORE MARGINAL.

 

[dogg57]

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. - April 18, 2009 (WPVI) -- A fast-moving forest fire burned more than 300 acres in southern New Jersey on Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries or homes being damaged. .

Authorities said the fire, which broke out along the border between Galloway Township and Egg Harbor City, was reported at about 4 p.m. and briefly caused some evacuations in the Atlantic County communities.

Several area fire departments responded to the scene, and about half of the blaze had been contained by 6:30 p.m.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation Saturday night

 

[HawkinNative]

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[Boyd]

More rainy weather ahead for the next few days - that should help. Looks like we are finally making up for the very dry weather of the past year.

 

[kayakmac]

Forecasting 1" - 2" for this system. That should bring us up close to normal for the year. Yesterday's super low humidity (24 per cent) combined with the high spotty winds were responsible for the warning. I heard it on marine weather saturday morning (it surprised me as I thought last weeks rain had lowered the fire warning). Still waiting for the leaves to spread and shield the floor from the sun and wind. The water table is still low though!

 

[mudboy dave]

This is nothing new. This has always been Forest Fire season, due to high winds and low humidity. What is new are the warnings.