RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR MOST OF PENNSYLVANIA all of Jew Jersey and parts of New York today -- as well as Fire Dangers from VERY HIGH to EXTREME. Very warm, very dry air will combine with strong gusty winds today. 

Outdoor burning should not even be considered today as such fires have a strong likelihood of breaking even the best containment.

If you have not already taken precautions to protect your home from wildfire do so now.  Do not wait until a fire is approaching; it will be too late!

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
402 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010

...AN ENHANCED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITIES
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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402 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ON
THE DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM ALOFT MIX
DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THESE WINDS WILL GUST FREQUENTLY TO 20 TO 25
MILES PER HOUR DURING A PROLONGED PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON.

WITH VERY DRY FUELS CURRENTLY IN PLACE, THE COMBINATION OF THE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES GREATLY INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD

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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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.