National Weather Service- Smoke Advisary- June 16
Incident: Evans Road Wildfire
Released: 6/16/2008
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
323 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
NCZ046-047-081-170900-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SM.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080617T0900Z/
TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COLUMBIA
323 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY...
THE DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PUSH THE SMOKE PLUME FROM THE EVANS ROAD WILDFIRE TO
THE NORTHEAST OF THE FIRE TONIGHT. THE SMOKE WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ALTHOUGH VISIBILITIES WILL VARY GREATLY.
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.192300
