Expires:201305162215;Remove:201305162215;227026 WWUS81 KGYX 160708 SPSGYX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 308 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013 NHZ005>010-013-014-162215- SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH... WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN... CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER... SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 308 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013 ...INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY... WARM TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS...AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20-30% AND WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. DESPITE DEVELOPING GREEN-UP CONDITIONS AND RECENT PRECIPITATION...LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS CAUTION THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED FIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL TODAY. $$ HANES