SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED APRIL 16 AT 3:33AM EDT
Effective: 2026-04-16 03:33:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-16 20:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Alert Text
THE COMBINATION OF 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURES AROUND 9 PERCENT,RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 25 PERCENT, AND WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES THIS AFTERNOON.
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE URGED TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF CIGARETTE BUTTS, MATCHES, AND ANY OTHER FLAMMABLE ITEMS IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS. ADDITIONALLY, EXERCISE CAUTION IF OPERATING ANY EQUIPMENT THAT COULD CREATE SPARKS AND KEEP VEHICLES OFF OF DRY GRASS. MOST DRY GRASSES, DEAD LEAVES, AND OTHER TREE LITTER COULD EASILY IGNITE AND SPREAD FIRE QUICKLY.
LASTLY, REMEMBER TO OBEY LOCAL BURN BANS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER, BURN RESTRICTIONS, AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE.
FOR WEST VIRGINIA, VISIT WWW.WVFORESTRY.COM FOR MARYLAND, VISIT DNR.MARYLAND.GOV FOR VIRGINIA, VISIT DOF.VIRGINIA.GOV
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Target Area
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, SOUTHERN BALTIMORE, PRINCE GEORGES, ANNE ARUNDEL, CHARLES, ST. MARYS, CALVERT, CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY, NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY, CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY, NORTHWEST HOWARD, CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD, AUGUSTA, ROCKINGHAM, SHENANDOAH, FREDERICK, PAGE, WARREN, CLARKE, NELSON, ALBEMARLE, GREENE, MADISON, RAPPAHANNOCK, ORANGE, CULPEPER, FAIRFAX, ARLINGTON FALLS CHURCH ALEXANDRIA, STAFFORD, SPOTSYLVANIA, KING GEORGE, NORTHERN FAUQUIER, SOUTHERN FAUQUIER, EASTERN HIGHLAND, WESTERN LOUDOUN, EASTERN LOUDOUN, NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE, CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE, NORTHWEST PRINCE WILLIAM, CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM MANASSAS MANASSAS PARK, HAMPSHIRE, MORGAN, BERKELEY, JEFFERSON, HARDY, EASTERN GRANT, EASTERN MINERAL, EASTERN PENDLETON
