Sat., Mar. 1, 2025 — URGENT FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
Today is not the day for an outdoor burn!
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sat., Mar. 1, 2025
Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-Stafford-Spotsylvania-King George-Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE…
* TIMING…Until 7 PM EST this evening.
* WINDS…Northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 20 to 25 percent.
* IMPACTS…The combination of dry conditions, low humidity, and strong gusty winds may result in favorable conditions for the rapid spread of fires
* FUEL MOISTURE…5 to 10 percent.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.