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Special Weather Statement

Status

Issued Active alert

Start Time

Wed 10/16/2024 04:40 AM EDT

End Time

Wed 10/16/2024 06:00 PM EDT

Impacts

Informational

Locations Affected

Jersey City, NJ ∙ Newark, NJ ∙ New York, NY ∙ Paterson, NJ ∙ Yonkers, NY ∙ Elizabeth, NJ ∙ Clifton, NJ ∙ Mount Vernon, NY ∙ Union City, NJ ∙ New Rochelle, NY

Full Alert Message

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service New York NY 440 AM EDT Wed Oct 16 2024 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THIS AFTERNOON... Recent dry conditions, along with relative humidity falling to 30 to 35 percent, and northwest winds gusting to 20 to 25 mph, will make conditions more favorable for the growth and spread of wildfires this afternoon. Any fires that develop may be harder to contain.

Technical Header

NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-162200- Western Passaic-Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen- Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union- Eastern Union-Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx- Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwest Suffolk- Northeast Suffolk-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk- Northern Queens-Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 440 AM EDT Wed Oct 16 2024