Red Flag Warning issued December 29 at 4:16AM EST until December 29 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
.The combination of decreasing relative humidity through the afternoon and very strong wind gusts behind a departing cold front, will allow for a narrow window of Red Flag conditions Monday afternoon. However, limiting factors will be temperatures trending much colder during the afternoon, and the potential for added surface moisture from scattered showers during the morning hours.

* AFFECTED AREA...
In North Carolina, Fire Weather Zone 004 Stokes, Fire Weather Zone 005 Rockingham and Fire Weather Zone 006 Caswell.

* WINDS...
West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

* IMPACTS...
Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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