A very dry pattern continues over the region with fuels continuing to dry even as days become shorter and temperatures begin to cool. Although a tropical system looms east over the ocean, it will produce a dry, northerly wind over New Hampshire and southwest Maine today. Afternoon humidity is expected to fal to 25-30 percent over these areas with winds sustained around 10-15 mph, gusting to 20-30 mph. These conditions combined with dry fuels and ample afternoon sunshine are expected to produce high fire danger.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST MAINE...
* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 001 Northern Coos, Fire Weather Zone 002 Southern Coos, Fire Weather Zone 003 Northern Grafton, Fire Weather Zone 004 Northern Carroll, Fire Weather
Zone 005 Southern Grafton, Fire Weather Zone 006 Southern Carroll, Fire Weather Zone 007 Sullivan, Fire Weather Zone 008 Merrimack, Fire Weather Zone 009 Belknap, Fire Weather Zone
010 Strafford, Fire Weather Zone 011 Cheshire, Fire Weather Zone 012 Southern Oxford, Fire Weather Zone 012 Eastern Hillsborough, Fire Weather Zone 013 Interior Rockingham, Fire
Weather Zone 014 Coastal Rockingham, Fire Weather Zone 015 Western And Central Hillsborough, Fire Weather Zone 018 Interior York, Fire Weather Zone 019 Central Interior Cumberland, Fire Weather Zone 020 Androscoggin, Fire Weather Zone 023 Coastal York, Fire Weather Zone 024 Coastal Cumberland and Fire Weather Zone 033 Interior Cumberland Highlands.
* Timing...Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.
* Winds...North 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 25 percent.
* Temperatures...In the 60s.
* Lightning...None.
* Impacts...Dry and breezy weather combined with dry surface fuels may lead to extensive fire occurrence or rapid fire growth during the daytime hours.
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