SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED MAY 5 AT 3:40AM EDT
Effective: 2026-05-05 03:40:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-05-05 19:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Alert Text
THE COMBINATION OF 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURES OF 8 TO 10 PERCENT,RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 25 PERCENT, AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 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
WASHINGTON, EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY, CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY, WESTERN GARRETT, EASTERN GARRETT, AUGUSTA, ROCKINGHAM, SHENANDOAH, FREDERICK, PAGE, WARREN, CLARKE, NELSON, ALBEMARLE, GREENE, MADISON, RAPPAHANNOCK, ORANGE, CULPEPER, FAIRFAX, STAFFORD, SPOTSYLVANIA, KING GEORGE, NORTHERN FAUQUIER, SOUTHERN FAUQUIER, WESTERN HIGHLAND, 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, WESTERN GRANT, EASTERN GRANT, WESTERN MINERAL, EASTERN MINERAL, WESTERN PENDLETON, EASTERN PENDLETON
