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icn  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
MONTGOMERY   (MDZ009)
Effective: Fri, Sep 10, 2010 06:52am EDT Severity: Minor
Updated: Fri, Sep 10, 2010 06:52am EDT Urgency: Expected
Expires: Fri, Sep 10, 2010 06:00pm EDT Certainty: Observed
Areas Affected: Allegany; Anne Arundel; Baltimore; Baltimore City; Calvert; Carroll; Central and Eastern Allegany; Charles; Extreme Western Allegany; Frederick; Harford; Howard; Montgomery; Northern Baltimore; Prince Georges; Southern Baltimore; St. Marys; Washington
 
Alert: 
...ENHANCED WILDFIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON...
WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 20 MPH AGAIN TODAY. 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.