Dry conditions continue; Red Flag Alert for brush and forest fire danger
Today should be warm and dry as the clouds clear and temps rise. High close to 80⁰ and breezy, with gusts to 30 mph and low humidity makes for a dangerous condition. Any fire that starts could spread rapidly. See details of Red Flag Alert below.
Cooler this weekend with highs around 60⁰, clear and dry. Next week seems to continue the unreasonably warm and dry weather.
The area is currently in a Stage One Drought condition.
From the National Weather Service:
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
347 AM EDT Fri Nov 1 2024
NJZ002-004-006-103>108-012300-
/O.CON.KOKX.FW.W.0003.241101T1600Z-241101T2300Z/
Western Passaic-Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-
Friday, November 1st
Dry conditions continue; Red Flag Alert for brush and forest fire danger
Today should be warm and dry as the clouds clear and temps rise. High close to 80⁰ and breezy, with gusts to 30 mph and low humidity makes for a dangerous condition. Any fire that starts could spread rapidly. See details of Red Flag Alert below.
Cooler this weekend with highs around 60⁰, clear and dry. Next week seems to continue the unreasonably warm and dry weather.
The area is currently in a Stage One Drought condition.
From the National Weather Service:
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
347 AM EDT Fri Nov 1 2024
NJZ002-004-006-103>108-012300-
/O.CON.KOKX.FW.W.0003.241101T1600Z-241101T2300Z/
Western Passaic-Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-
Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-
Eastern Union-
347 AM EDT Fri Nov 1 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...
* AFFECTED AREA...Western Passaic, Eastern Passaic, Hudson,
Western Bergen, Eastern Bergen, Western Essex, Eastern Essex,
Western Union and Eastern Union.
* TIMING...From noon today to 7 PM EDT this evening.
* WINDS...West 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. A few gusts
up to 40 mph possible.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 31 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 80.
* LIGHTNING...None.
* IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread if ignition occurs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are expected or occurring. A combination of strong winds, low
relative humidity, and dry fuels will create a significantly
elevated fire growth potential.
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