Area is Very Dry, Prone to Wildfires Next Day or Two

The weather service has issued a warning of increased fire threat for Central Jersey, Southern Jersey, and Eastern Pennsylvania. We have had dangerously low precipitation and low humidity for a couple of days, which could cause wildfires. Relief is expected on Wed or Thurs.

507 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER THREAT TODAY...

FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW, THE AIRMASS OVER OUR AREA WILL BE EXTREMELY DRY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE TEENS TO LOW 20S. THE LACK OF PRECIPITATION HAS ALLOWED FUEL MOISTURE TO DROP TO DANGEROUSLY LOW LEVELS. FORTUNATELY, WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LOWER TODAY THAN THEY WERE YESTERDAY. FOR THIS REASON, WE WILL NOT BE ISSUING A RED FLAG WARNING TODAY. HOWEVER, THERE WILL STILL BE A HEIGHTENED CONCERN FOR WILDFIRES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING AND THERE COULD BE A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH. WIND SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL AVERAGE AROUND 10 MPH. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS WINDS BECOME ONSHORE. WE COULD SEE SOME LIGHT RAIN AS EARLY AS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY. A MORE WIDESPREAD HEAVIER RAIN IS POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. AN YET ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN MAY AFFECT OUR AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.