RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

IT HAS NOT RAINED IN ALMOST TWO WEEKS ACROSS MOST OF THIS AREA.
ANY SHOWERS OR ISOLATED EARLY THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY MORNING
WILL BE BRIEF WITH AMOUNTS UNDER ONE QUARTER INCH.

SKIES WILL RAPIDLY CLEAR DURING MIDDAY WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
HEATING UP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND
GUST BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH DURING MID AFTERNOON. DEWPOINTS WILL
TUMBLE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT BY 3 PM.

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.

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HAYES
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