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Elevated fire threat Tuesday

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TRI-STATE (WFIE) -

The combination of strong high pressure to our southwest and the intense superstorm known as Sandy to our northeast will create very windy conditions in the Tri-State.

Those winds will gust generally in the 30 - 40+ mph range which will combine with very low humidity increasing our wildfire threat.

Open burning is highly discouraged as even minor sparks could create brush or wildfires in a matter of minutes.

Winds will begin to ease after Wednesday.

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