...INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY...
THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
RESULT IN AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT,
ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
30 TO 40 MPH.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION HANDLING ANY POTENTIAL
IGNITION SOURCE...INCLUDING MACHINERY... CIGARETTES...AND MATCHES.
BE SURE TO PROPERLY DISCARD ALL SMOKING MATERIALS. ANY DRY GRASSES
AND TREE LITTER THAT IGNITE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY.
