The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 3:54 p.m. Thursday for a fire danger through 4 a.m. Friday for Monmouth, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington and Ocean counties.

“There is an increased risk of fire spread Friday afternoon. Relative humidity values ​​are expected to drop to approximately 30 to 35 percent across much of the area following a cold front near mid to late 2000s. late afternoon This will be combined with west to northwest winds near 15 mph, with possible gusts of 25 to 30 mph, temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. a sky These conditions will encourage the spread of any fire that ignites, which could quickly become difficult to control. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged. Be sure to properly extinguish or eliminate any potential ignition source. , including smoking materials such as cigarette butts Burning restrictions and bans are in effect in some areas. Check with your state’s wildfire management agency for more information on fire restrictions. burning in your area. Relative humidity values ​​will remain low through the weekend, but winds will be much lighter, given the very dry conditions and lack of recent precipitation,” according to the weather service. .

Advance Local Weather Alerts is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to compile the latest data from the National Weather Service.