National Weather Service Alert – Enhanced Threat for Fire Spread

Effective:  09:41 EDT on 04-16-2020

Expires:  19:15 EDT on 04-16-2020

Event:  Special Weather Statement

Alert:

...Enhanced Threat for Fire Spread This Afternoon...

Relative humidity values will drop into the mid to upper 20s today. Winds will be out of the west-northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts of 25 to 30 mph. The combination of low humidity, gusty winds, and drying fine fuels will lead to an enhanced threat for fire spread today. The threat will be maximized this afternoon, once temperatures have warmed near the expected highs.

For more information about wildfire danger, burn restriction, and wildfire prevention and education, please visit your state forestry (https://agriculture.delaware.gov/forest-service/) or environmental protection website.

Target Area:

• Delaware Beaches

• Inland Sussex

• Kent

• New Castle

Additional information may be obtained via the following links:

1.  National Weather Service - https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=DE125F46A0C3D4.SpecialWeatherStatement.125F46A2404CDE.PHISPSPHI.004b9ae83adc28ed23467d421e49a60a

Source:  National Weather Service