Red Flag Warning
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
521 PM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025

DCZ001-MDZ003>006-011-502>508-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-053-054-
501-502-504>508-526-527-WVZ050>053-055-502-504-506-262300-
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District of Columbia-Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-
Northern Baltimore-Southern Baltimore-
Central and Eastern Allegany-Northwest Montgomery-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard-
Central and Southeast Howard-Northwest Harford-Southeast Harford-
Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-
Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-
Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-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-
521 PM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA, CENTRAL MARYLAND, AND WASHINGTON DC...

* TIMING...Until 7 PM EDT this evening.

* WINDS...Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Around 15 to 30 percent, with the lowest
  values most likely in Virginia.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* FUEL MOISTURE...Falling to less than 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.

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