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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 925 AM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010
Expiration: 700 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010
HERE IS A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT ISSUED IN COORDINATION WITH THE
WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF FORESTRY...
WITH WARMER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER...FIRE DANGER
HAS REACHED MODERATE TO HIGH ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA...ESPECIALLY AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS. SOME LOWLAND LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
HAVE EVEN REACHED A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
COMBINE WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS THIS
AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON...TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE
DANGER.
OUTSIDE OF HIGHER ELEVATIONS THAT STILL HAVE MELTING SNOW...OPEN
BURNING OF ANY TYPE IS CONSIDERED VERY HAZARDOUS AT THIS TIME.
ACCIDENTAL ESCAPED DEBRIS BURNS ARE BY FAR THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF
WILDFIRES IN WEST VIRGINIA. ALSO...BE CAREFUL WITH HEAT AND SPARKS
WHILE OPERATING ANY EQUIPMENT...OR SMOKING IN WILDLAND AREAS.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE LAW PROHIBITS DEBRIS BURNING FROM 7AM TO 4PM
DURING THE MONTHS OF MARCH...APRIL...AND MAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 734 AM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010
Expiration: 745 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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