Red Flag Warning Issued for May 2nd, 2018

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

357 AM EDT Wed May 2, 2018

Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-

357 AM EDT Wed May 2, 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* AFFECTED AREA...New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.

* TIMING...From late this morning through just after sunset this evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 to 25 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the lower to mid 80s, except mid to upper 70s near the coast and in the southern Poconos.

* IMPACTS...The combination of low fuel moisture, low relative humidity, and gusty winds may contribute to the enhanced spread of fires.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly due to a combination of strong winds...low relative humidity... and dry fuels. Any fires that develop may quickly get out of control and become difficult to contain.

For more information about wildfire danger...burn restrictions... and wildfire prevention and education...please visit your state forestry or environmental protection website.