Red Flag Warning and Stage 1 Drought Conditions

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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For more information from the National Weather Service visit

http://weather.gov/nyc

There were a few raindrops earlier.  Not gonna help I guess.