Full Notification

Issued by the National Weather Service
For Hudson County, New Jersey
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 6PM EDT TUE ...ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON... A DRY AIR MASS WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE CONDITIONS MORE CONDUCIVE FOR FIRE SPREAD LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES WARM THROUGH THE 70S, AND INTO THE 80S OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA, RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 30 TO 40 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME, WHILE WIND GUSTS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS WOULD LIKELY AID FIRE SPREAD IF IGNITION OCCURS.