National Weather Service- June 13
Incident: Evans Road Wildfire
Released: 6/13/2008
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 930 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008
NCZ029-044>046-079>081-132000-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SM.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080613T2000Z/
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-GREENE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE- INCLUDING THE
CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE...
GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...
WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD
930 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008
...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
THE DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.
SMOKE FROM THE EVANS ROAD WILDFIRE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT WEST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. THE SMOKE WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES...ALTHOUGH VISIBILITIES WILL VARY GREATLY.
AREAS CLOSE TO THE FIRE IN WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...HYDE AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES
WILL SEE THE MOST SMOKE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY AILMENTS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD
SMOKE.
A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY MEANS THAT A WILDFIRE WILL PRODUCE DENSE
SMOKE...WHICH WILL LEAD TO VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. IF DRIVING...
SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU
IN CASE A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED.
$$
CULLEN
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/NC.html#NCZ081.MHXNPWMHX.133000
