Special Weather Statement issued March 9 at 10:46AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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The combination of west winds gusting 20 to 30 mph, relative humidity falling to 20 to 30 percent, and drying fine fuels this afternoon will lead to an elevated threat for rapid fire spread. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn, use extreme caution since fires can increasingly escalate under these conditions.

Source: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid: ... .001.1.cap