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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 255 PM EDT THU SEP 9 2010
Expiration: 600 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING
FOR THE UPPER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE REST OF THE WATERS.
AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR THE POTENTIAL SPREAD OF WILDFIRES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 20
TO 25 MPH...LOW FUEL MOISTURE...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 30
PERCENT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER AND MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE
BAY.
AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR THE POTENTIAL SPREAD OF WILDFIRES IS
EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 933 AM EDT THU SEP 9 2010
Expiration: 700 PM EDT THU SEP 09 2010
...ENHANCED WILDFIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON...
WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 20 MPH. FUEL MOISTURE REMAINS VERY LOW DUE TO
THE RECENT DRY SPELL AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP
TO NEAR 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF LOW FUEL
MOISTURE...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL POSE AN
ENHANCED THREAT FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES THIS AFTERNOON.
OPEN BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
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