HIDESTATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
245 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER SATURDAY ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
THE COMBINATION OF SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...BREEZY WESTERLY
WINDS AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT WILL
INCREASE THE THREAT FOR RAPID OR ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. IF ANY TYPE OF BURNING IS
CONDUCTED...CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE STEPS
TO PREVENT BRUSH OR GRASS FIRES BY PROPERLY EXTINGUISHING SMOKING
MATERIALS.
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