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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
320 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2012

NCZ060-061-292300-
CHEROKEE-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE
320 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2012

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHWESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...

A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION
TODAY...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
COLD FRONT WILL CREATE BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...AS
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. FUEL MOISTURE
CONTENTS ARE RELATIVELY HIGH DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL...BUT HAVE BEEN
DRYING OUT SLOWLY THE PAST FEW DAYS.

THESE FACTORS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER OVER
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS ARE STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED FROM ANY BURNING THIS AFTERNOON.

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