Special Weather Statement Special Weather Statement in effect until 7:00 PM EDT. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

NORTHERN WESTCHESTER:

...AN ELEVATED RISK FOR SPREAD OF BRUSH FIRES THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF
25-30 PERCENT...AND DRYING FINE FUELS WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED
RISK FOR THE SPREAD OF BRUSH FIRES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN
RESTRICTIONS...WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION.

IF YOU SEE SMOKE...CALL 911.

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SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER:

...AN ELEVATED RISK FOR SPREAD OF BRUSH FIRES THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF
25-30 PERCENT...AND DRYING FINE FUELS WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED
RISK FOR THE SPREAD OF BRUSH FIRES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN
RESTRICTIONS...WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION.

IF YOU SEE SMOKE...CALL 911.

Warmth to surge into Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic US at midweek

March 22, 2016; 10:45 AM ET

Temperatures will surge into the 60s and 70s F from the Ohio Valley to much of the mid-Atlantic United States during the middle of this week.