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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA

1143 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2009



VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-132300-

ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-

HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-

CHARLOTTE-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...

LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...

MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...

KEYSVILLE

1143 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2009



...ENHANCED FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON...



THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT THIS

AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.  THE GRASS...LEAVES...

AND DEAD BRUSH HAVE BECOME QUITE DRY. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED

AROUND 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. THE

COMBINATION OF THE DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND BREEZY

CONDITIONS WILL POSE AN INCREASED FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON. IF

FIRES ARE STARTED...THEY COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH

TOWARDS SUNSET...BUT UNTIL THEN...THE FIRE THREAT WILL REMAIN

HIGH.



FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS...PLEASE REFRAIN FROM

BURNING THIS AFTERNOON. REPORT ANY UNCONTROLLED FIRE TO YOU LOCAL

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A REMINDER...BEGINNING FEBRUARY 15TH...AND

CONTINUING THROUGH APRIL 30TH...THE COMMONWEALTH'S 4 PM BURNING

LAW WILL BE IN EFFECT. THE LAW PROHIBITS BURNING BEFORE 4 PM EACH

DAY IF THE FIRE IS IN...OR WITHIN 300 FEET OF...WOODLAND...BRUSHLAND

OR FIELDS CONTAINING DRY GRASS OR OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.





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