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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

57°F
4/23/2024 6:10pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Clear
  • Temperature: 57.2°F / 14.0°CColder 4.0°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 26.8°FDecreased 5.7°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 31%Decreased 3.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 30.03 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
  • UV Index: $VPuv None
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Ritchie, WV

Issued by the National Weather Service

    SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  

Ritchie, WV

Special Weather Statement issued April 23 at 5:03PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

Increased Risk of Wildfires Today

Areas Affected: Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Mingo; Logan; Boone; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Tuesday 5:03pm EDT

Alert Effective: Tuesday 5:03pm EDT

Alert Expires: Tuesday 8:00pm EDT

Event Onset: Tuesday 5:03pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Charleston WV

Details: 
...Increased Risk of Wildfires Today...

Minimum relative humidity between 12 and 19 percent combined with
southwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph, will
lead to an increased risk of wildfires today.

Remember that under KY law, it is illegal to burn within 150 feet
of any woodland or brushland between 6 AM and 6 PM during the
Spring Fire Season that runs through April 30th.

West Virginia law prohibits burning in the spring from 7AM to
5PM...March 1st through May 31st.

Meta data: 
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Codes: KYZ101, KYZ102, KYZ103, KYZ105, VAZ003, VAZ004, WVZ005, WVZ006, WVZ007, WVZ008, WVZ009, WVZ010, WVZ011, WVZ013, WVZ014, WVZ015, WVZ016, WVZ017, WVZ018, WVZ019, WVZ020, WVZ024, WVZ025, WVZ026, WVZ027, WVZ028, WVZ029, WVZ030, WVZ031, WVZ032, WVZ033, WVZ034, WVZ039, WVZ040, WVZ515, WVZ516, WVZ517, WVZ518, WVZ519, WVZ520, WVZ521, WVZ522, WVZ523, WVZ524, WVZ525, WVZ526
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3a2115b2fd825fefc70ec5fa0e62ce770cafd650.001.1