HIDESTATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
307 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010
....INCREASED FIRE DANGER FRIDAY ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES...BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS AND
MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT WILL INCREASE
THE THREAT FOR RAPID OR ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH FRIDAY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. IF ANY TYPE OF BURNING IS
CONDUCTED ON FRIDAY...CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED. EVERYONE
SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT BRUSH OR GRASS FIRES BY PROPERLY
EXTINGUISHING SMOKING MATERIALS.
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