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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
249 PM EDT Tue Mar 25 2025


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Central and Eastern Allegany-Northwest Montgomery-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard-
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Western Garrett-Eastern Garrett-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-
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Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Northern Fauquier-
Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun-Eastern Loudoun-
Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Northwest Prince William-
Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-
Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-Western Grant-
Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-
Including the cities of Washington, Hagerstown, Frederick, 
Ballenger Creek, Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown, 
Cockeysville, Baltimore, Frostburg, Cumberland, Germantown, 
Damascus, Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, 
Lisbon, Columbia, Ellicott City, Jarrettsville, Aberdeen, 
Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Grantsville, Strasburg, Woodstock, 
Mount Jackson, New Market, Winchester, Luray, Shenandoah, 
Stanley, Front Royal, Berryville, Madison, Culpeper, Reston, 
Herndon, Annandale, Centreville, Chantilly, McLean, Franconia, 
Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Warrenton, Turnbull, 
Purcellville, Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling, Big Meadows, 
Haymarket, Dale City, Manassas, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, 
Montclair, Romney, Paw Paw, Martinsburg, Charles Town, 
Shepherdstown, Moorefield, Bayard, Mount Storm, Petersburg, 
Elk Garden, Antioch, Keyser, New Creek, Ridgeville, Russelldale, 
Headsville, and Fort Ashby
249 PM EDT Tue Mar 25 2025

...ELEVATED THREAT FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING...

Dry conditions and gusty winds will overspread the region today. 
Little to no rainfall was observed yesterday to the north and west
of I-95, and conditions have been dry over this region during the
past week.

The combination of these relatively dry antecedent conditions, 
relative humidity falling to around 20-25 percent, and sustained 
westerly winds of 10 to 15 mph, with gusts to around 20-25 mph 
will result in an elevated threat for the rapid spread of fires 
through 7 PM this evening. 

Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether
you may burn outdoors. If you do burn, use extreme caution since 
fires can quickly grow out of control under these conditions.

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