another red flag warning. now, it may look clear outside but the lack of rain has created dangerously dry conditions. >> we'll have the latest on the fires but first let's get a check on that wind and the forecast. what we could be expecting on this tuesday. >> good morning, everyone. yes, we do have another red flag warning that goes in effect today, but we're also going to be dealing with the dry and windy conditions. right now we are cool and breezy. things are going to start to pick up just like they did yesterday as we go more into the afternoon and that's why this red flag warning will be in effect at lunch time until 8:00 p.m. this evening. you can see all the areas here shaded in the red color. we're look at the winds right now, not doing so bad but pretty much on the light side. calm, but like i said, these gusts will be up to about 35 miles per hour just like we saw yesterday. maryland's most powerful radar is dry now and it will stay that way. let's send this over to angela for a check of that traff

the red flag warning isn't just for us. it goes in all the way up in to new york, we are looking at it there, as far south as virginia, we could see it in to del aware as well. we are dealing with the wind advisory for the areas shaded in the pinkish color. looking across the eastern shore and that one goes in effect at 8:00 today until 6:00 p.m., be prepared not to do open burning across the area. temperatures now, we are not cold, 49 degrees now in columbia. 48 catonsville. westminster 48 degrees. humidity percentage, 36 across the area. we are dealing with dry times ahead. i will talk about next chance for showers in the forecast. now over to angela with a check of traffic. >>> good morning, we have an update on the situation traveling in catonsville on the inner loop, northbound 695, you will run in to slow traffic. here is what we have. an overturned tanker, leaking asphalt material, asphalt crews arrived on the scene. one left lane is getting by. wither are seeing slow traffic on the inner loop approaching i- 70, it's

wind, low humidity adding up to a red flag warning. more than three inches beyond our typical rain total for the year so really over half of what we normally have. that, plus the wind which is from 25, gusting to 30. so that kind of wind, this kind of low humidity it all adds up to some very, very enhanced fire conditions, so be very careful with any of those outdoor sources of ignition. all right. to the north there is rain over pennsylvania but not expecting that to creep further south. we should remain dry in maryland, virginia and delaware. to the west very little new weather on the map. a brief disturbance riding up the front combined with that flow out of the north. this will mean more cloud cover and potentially a few hit or mills showers. any rain would be welcome, especially through the middle part of the week. any rain that does come down and we saw this on the radar, any rain that falls will encounter dry air at the surface. sometimes they evaporate before we hit the ground, what we call verga. that could be the scenario tom

so that red flag warning does go into effect at lunch time today. we can see it for all the areas here shaded in the red color. as we look back further out to the west there around allegheny county there's a freeze warning across that area at even points into south -- west virginia rather and even virginia. so some very cold hair is going to be trickling in here and that's that 55 degrees i was talking about for tomorrow. the satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot. we do have clear skies and that's going to translate into lots of sunshine when you're waking up this morning heading out the door. but we will start to see increasing clouds across the area so don't be alarmed by that. but what we won't probably see is some rain falling from those clouds. future trend is going to go into motion and it keeps the rain away from us. it has the clouds in here. i am going to put a slight chance in there but with that dry air out there we really won't see much and what we need is a real soaker and that's not in the forecast. but for today, that tempe

we do have a red flag warning in effect once again as we go into lunchtime. dry and windy conditions continuing as we go into the afternoon and let's talk about the red flag warning. it's from lunchtime until 8:00 p.m. and once again it is overspread the entire state of maryland and points north ward and south ward and even off towards the east. so again, it's going to be a very dry day on tap. relative humidity right now, we covered a little bit overnight but we will have that northwesterly flow once again so it will start to dry things out as we go. it will drop humidity levels down to near 30%, so another dry day. so we'll have a repeat of what we had yesterday. we'll talk temperatures and our next chance for some rain showers in the forecast. right now let's get a check of the traffic with angela. >> good morning. we're starting off great this morning. tuesday look pretty good. we're still in overnight traffic pat herb in a lot of areas and if you're traveling on the east side of 695 right now, 702 westbound, the ramp to tinner loop is closed. the good ne

yes, once again we'll be dealing with a red flag warning. that goes in effect at lunchtime today until 8:00 p.m. it's for all the areas here shaded in the red color. so what we have is dry air in place once again and we're also dealing with windy conditions as we go into the afternoon. so we zoom close to home. mainly clear skies. we will start to have those clouds increasing as we go throughout the day. the winds right now as you step out the door about 5 to 10 miles per hour out of the west and we will be picking these up sustained at about 10 to 15 miles per hour and we will have gusts up to about 30, 35 miles per hour so basically we're pushing play repeat on the button just like we had yesterday. all right. let's get a check of the traffic now with angela. >>> good morning to you. and although we're seeing a sharp increase in volume out there, no accidents to report and where you'll see delays on your approach to 695 if you're traveling southbound 795. also eastbound i-70 now you're on the break between the bridge and the west side of 6

that's why we have a red flag warning in effect for today. look as we go outside, look how beautiful it is. blue sky as the sunrises this morning in to mount airy, more in to ellicott city. see the breezy conditions, see the trees waving in the wind, that's the scenario as we go in to the afternoon time frame. the future trend not picking up on a lot this morning. it won't do so in to the afternoon. it tries to bring showers in here, the air is so dry, it will be scattered in nature, maybe isolated as we go in to the evening time frame. we need the soaking rain and it doesn't look like we will get much of that for today, even tomorrow and as we go in to wednesday. here is the forecast as we go hour by hour today. no t the best day to eat the lunch outdoors because of the windy conditions, temperature 67 degrees. here is a check of the seven- day forecast as the o's play tonight and tomorrow, it's going to be windy and cooler as we head in to tuesday. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. good morning. >>> good morning. as you head out

that is why there is a red flag warning in effect statewide not only through 8:00 p.m. today winds will back off tonight but tomorrow back into effect during those prime hours of the day 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. temperature wise, that has been comfortable 67 degrees right now most of news the 60s, 50s out west, and just dropped to 37 oakland, there is some cooler air coming as you can see 67 our high so far, above the average of 62, but below average next few days not only this front coming through but another one behind it, you see there is not a real good soaking rain which is what we need, but the chance for some showers with this front and then again so with the next one on wednesday. here is this one coming through t next one is going to follow during the day wednesday, that will get out of here for thursday, all the while the winds are going to remain high, so if you don't get a shower, to really dose the ground a little bit, you will have a high fire danger threat on the water winds remain high that proves for a small craft advisory through the evening, gain so to

we're still under a red flag warning. the captain with the anne arundel county fire department explain was that means. >> we have very dry conditions. we haven't had rain in awhile. we have high wind conditions that exposes the ground cover and dries it

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is that enough to save the red flag warning? not necessarily, to be honest.e have an afternoon of showers. 66-degree hike. partly cloudy overnight. tomorrow a better chance of a couple showers with a high of 56. when we get to the five-day, i think you will note there is no real relief in the red flag conditions but there is good news for your weekend. that's coming up shortly. >> still to come on wjz at noon, a growing problem. why researchers say childhood obesity problems may be getting worse. that's ahead in healthwatch. >> here is some of the stories we are following on the website. for constant updates of all the day's news and the first warning weather forecast, go ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> in today's healthwatch report, by the year 2020 one in five u.s. children will be a obese. researchers also say that trend could be avoided if the average child cuts back 64 calories per day. the doctor say children have the choice of how to do that. either eating less or exercising more are you. >> beach served to check in with wjz eyewitness news at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:

. >>> warm temperatures and dry weather, today a dry red flag warning is in effect and we have been dealing with brush fires. with a little bit of snow coupled with a dry start to the spring, we have dry conditions. >> absolutely, kelly, it has been a stretch of weeks where we had a lot of rain very unusual and as we check out the red flag warning across the state it is primarily all of maryland, new jersey delaware and this is a widespread issue with the extremely dry air and humidity is only 30% now. winds are gusting from the northwest, 5, ten, 15 and this is one of those scenarios that plus very dry ground where any outdoor burning would be ill advised. 67 by tomorrow afternoon and it is a good looking start to the week but again we will have this fire risk to deal with coming up. >>> things are already taking a toll on firefighters and brush fires are popping up all over and let's check in to hear about the dangers that come with it, michelle? >> reporter: the national weather service put out that red flag warning explaining we have been dealing with extremely dry conditions. 60 homeow

gusty winds and days without rain have created dangerous dry conditions and a red flag warning for most of maryland, meaning wildfires could erupt as they did yesterday, prompting temporary evacuations. >> they had all this out of the road evacuation. >> very concerned for my house, my neighbor's house, the property and kids, the smoke for people that have respiratory issues. >> reporter: more than 100 firefighters responded to the fire. >> they are going to bring bulldozers in and they said it may smolder for three to four days until we get good rain but they are going to cut it. >> reporter: over the past few days we have been reporting on several fires including this one near the bay bridge. firefighters say most of these fires are not from natural causes but people starting them and urge everyone to stop open burning and watch how they despise of lit matches and cigarettes. there were fires reported over the weekend in baltimore, anne arundel and frederick counties, no one was injured in those. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> and our complete coverage of this red flag warning

we have a red flag warning from noon till 8:00 p.m. highs today reaching near 60 degrees. >>> we're going to take a live look on the southbound side of i-270. you have one long, slow strerve out of fred -- stretch out of frederick. i'll have more on area roads coming up once again at 6:17. >>> this morning north korea is denying reports this week's launch of a satellite is cover for a missile test. it calls that claim nonsense. >> it's one of the stories making news this morning at 6:12. the north says everything is ready for this week's launch. it's being done they say to honor late north korean president kim il sung. the state department says it violates the international ban on test missiles of any kind. >>> a conservative economist says president obama's health care law will add at least $343 billion to the deficit. the feds have used deceptive accounting to hide the cost. the supreme court is weighing the constitutionality of the president's health reform law. >>> listen to the sound of that hail pounding on a roof in oklahoma. th

>> red flag warning. red flag warnings in effect for everybody. don't burn today, fires could easily spread. >> don't flick it out the window. >> that could be a cause of fire. this happened before and unfortunately, may happen again. let's get you started with a look at the rain deficits actually just talking about this. you can see the white numbers the greens the rains since january first. white is not important. a lot of those numbers on the low mark. we have a threat for a couple of showers this afternoon. nothing too heavy. low 60s by noon. mid-60s by 5:00, 68 or so here in washington. from the virginia north carolina border southern new york, parts of southern new hampshire goes west into eastern kentucky. you notice a couple of showers from ohio trying to get into northern west virginia. look how they come into the drier air. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. as cool as 43 in culpepper. 50 in hagerstown. 50 in fulton. from linda and 54 here in washington. lacking outside on our michael and son weather cameras. starting to see a little bit o

there's a red flag fire warning. we could see much cooler temperatures on the way, too. >> we begin with traffic and weather. steve hershorn has a look at traffic. but first, adam caskey >> . we have. drier air in place, low relative humidity and gusty wind. that's why we have the red flag warning in effect today. should there be a fire somewhere, it would spread rapidly. it is 53 in alexandria, 50 in bethesda 53 in helen, maryland. this afternoon it will be a breezy. you will notice gusty winds out of the west at 35 miles an hour, highs in the upper 60's. have the umbrella after 3:00 p.m. today when we could see passing showers. could use the rain and it will knock down the pollen count. partly cloudy, windy, cooler tomorrow near 60. >> accident in northern virginia, flying over the ramp from 267 westbound to the inner loop of the beltway, where there was an overturned vehicle blocking that. the southbound lanes of 267 to go north, that is blocked. alternate routes, 123. headed directly from the toll road onto the i

windy and dry with the red flag warning continuing. we'll talk about if there's a chance for wet weather. >>> with the exception of reports of minor fires, firefighters got a break from wildfires that have resulted from our dry conditions. abc2's jeff hager has a caution from fire officials. >> reporter: the largest fire in harford county is contained but it's still burning. fire officials said people should still refrain from burning. they are returning daily to put out hot spots. they liken the red flag warning to tornado or hurricane warnings and encouraging people to hold off on their backyard barbecues at least for now. >> the biggest thing that will help us is rainfall. even if we get a little bit of rain, that's not going to curtail the conditions. it's still going to be dry. we need a good soaking rain that lasts over a day or two. >> reporter: the state fire supervise said the conditions in maryland are like throws in new jersey. a wildfire spread across 1,000 acres. each spring and fall maryland averages 500 wildfires that bu

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everybody under that red flag warning and again a red flag watch for tomorrow. fire weather watch is in effect for tomorrow too. a dangerous situation. we're not out of the woods yet. >> from all over the country today they went to the white house to the lawn this morning for the spring ritual. the annual easter egg roll. >> ready? the president and mrs. obama and their daughters malia and sasha kicked off the event today. the first family cheered the youngsters on as they rolled their eggs toward the finish line. this year's theme was let's go, let's play, let's move. all in keeping with the first lady's ongoing effort to curb childhood obesity. there also were obstacle courses for the kids. musical performances, book readings, easter egg hunts, and more. >> i tried for seven years to get the lottery tickets and this is our first time getting the tickets. so we were pretty excited. >> i would like to do this again. >> reporter: the first family also read books to the kids. the white house easter egg roll dates back to 1878. that's when rutherford b. hays was pr

still no rain to help our red flag alert -- alert. bernadette woods has the yudate numbers. -- the updated numbers. >>> we'll show you that warning. and show you red flag warning in effect through almost the entire state. that's because the winds are still up. they'll back off overnight as they have the past couple of nights. but at this point, sustained winds, with gusts even higher than that. approaching 30 miles per hour. we want to show you on first warning doppler radar. there's a front coming through. and that's why they're coming up. and it is producing a couple of showers. but these are few and far between. and they just don't have a lot of moisture to them. since more or less, a few sprinkles is all you're going to get. of course, we have another chance. and we will have that forecast coming up. denise? >> thank you, bernadette. let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >>> tramping 95. that's still going to be -- traveling 95. that's still going to be an issue for you at this hour. delays extend fr

those are typical red flags. the attorney general, i'm sure, one of the distinguished gentlemen could tell they're seeing the same thing that i am seeing. so, over and over again, we see these red flags. the pharmacist should see them too. >> would you favor under the controlled substances act to create a stricter requirement -- legal requirement for the most problematic drugs? i think the requirements in place now for these drugs are fine if -- if the individuals within the supply chain and health care delivery system would follow them. the problem is -- that, the doctors continue not, all doctors, 99% of the doctors are perfect. it's that small percentage of doctors that just don't want to fulfill their obligation. what they do is prescribe for illegitimate purposes or don't make a medical determination. they go with patient directed prescribing which is just wrong. i think if everybody within that supply chain would just police each other. we wouldn't have the problem that we have right now. >> thank each of t

you can see on our map all the highlighted counties here are the red flag warning counties. that's pretty much all of the metropolitan washington area out to the shenandoah valley into pennsylvania and out into the eastern shore as well. high fire danger. no rain anywhere on storm 4 radar right now. it's a very mild sunday night in progress. so more breezy weather ahead for at least tomorrow and tuesday. some needed showers coming our way, at least for most of us. and it may actually feel more like march than april this week. i'll talk about that and show you the seven-day forecast coming up in a few more minutes. >> okay, chuck. see you then. >>> a family in prince william county says their neighbor is a hero. he got them out of their burning house yesterday. this fire broke out down the street from bill kim yesterday and as soon as he saw it he rushed into the home and he yelled for the people inside to get out. turns out they had no idea their house was on fire. kim says he was happy to help his neighbors. >> i don't really feel that i'm a hero. it's just, you know, somet

that is a problem we have that red flag warning and will talk about that. >> don't forget your allergieseverybody in our house. >> reporter: if my right eye looks a little red, too much rubbing little too much going on. let's get you going. we are going to start out with sunshine. in spite of clouds and a few sprinkles on radar early. humidity announced in the 25% range. by noon 62. west winds at 16. they will be gusting 25, 30, maybe even 35 miles per hour with the 5:00 temperature of 66. we are looking at highs today in the mid to upper 60s maybe even 70s south of town. another windy day. rainfall for the year is 1.4 inches below. we do need some rain. high fire danger, that's been around for a few days. a chance for an afternoon shower or two if we are lucky. there is a red flag warning. it goes from eastern kentucky to southern new hampshire. all of these areas abnormally dry for weeks now. some of the counties off to our south and east don't have it but red flag warnings from just about everybody. a really high fire day. the wind conditions and the fuel out there for anything to bur

much like today harford county issued red flag warnings. the same fire went unnoticed friday that burned half the nation. >> we have a burning regulation with stipulations as far as the time of day you can burn what you're allowed to burn, the distance away from the woodline, someone responsible for the fire at all times. water available to suppress the fire. >> rangers say the burn warnings are issued when temperatures are high and humidity is low as well as when high winds are present. they have the absence of leaf cover on the trees and the forest. it allows the sun to bake organic material making it susceptible to igniting with a spark. >>> there was a massive warehouse fire in philadelphia. fire officials said a5-year-old -- 25-year-old and 60-year-old firefighter both died when they got trapped in the warehouse and the building collapsed. homes had to be evacuated and six were damaged. >>> the two oklahoma men police belief are responsible for the shooting spree that left three in african-american men dead friday aperiod in court toda

they remain under a red flag advisory. look, i don't want to paint too rosy of a picture here. 56 degrees the high. we will start out -- sunrise here then we get cloudy and we will see how it goes. tomorrow the sun comes out and stays out. details shortly. ron matz good morning. how are you? >> i got a grilled cheese here -- >> -- be -- >> -- whrarnlg -- >> -- you are -- >> -- have here? >> this is our chicken chesapeake sandwich. >> i am there. we will tell you all about it when the eyewitness news morning edition rolls on. ,,,, the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap today. is made with sweet cream, canola oil and salt. just three natural ingredien

the red flag warning, cool and breezy and dry and the winds will pick up as we go in to the afternoon. here it is here, look at the red, it's not only for the state of maryland. we are looking at del aware, new jersey, points to the north and east and virginia. if your travels are taking you in these places, don't do open burning for today. it's in effect until 8:00 this evening. look at what we have. the temperatures are mild. 52 degrees gwen oaks. shady side 54. the winds are light and variable but will pick up. humidity, 31%, 43%, 34%, that's dry air we are dealing with. that's what is helping this fire danger that we are talking about this morning. detailing more and talk about next chance for rain in the forecast that we need. right now, let's get a check of the traffic with angela. how are the roads? >>> not too good for 695 on the southwest side. starting the morning with an accident on the inner loop of the bellway. traffic is slow. blocking two right lanes and overturned tractor trailer and more information on this accident. if you are traveling through the city, 895, through

a red flag warning has been issued and of fire weather watch through tuesday evening. baltimore city fire chief kevin cartwright says people need to be especially cautious, especially smokers. >> we recommend and urged people not to click cigarette butts out your car window as you are driving down the roadway. they can be taken by the wind and rest in dry grass, and soon you have a full of burning oakfield fire. >> cartwright says operate propane and charcoal grills properly, and if you do have a charcoal fire going, keep a bucket of water nearby. >> making me hungry looking at that barbeque. you would be surprised how many brush fires start around here. we have not had a lot of rain recently. we are about 4 inches below normal in precipitation for the year. a little bit of rain would help. hd doppler is picking up on some scattered showers, a little rain trying to cross the pennsylvania line come down into northern frederick and carroll county. no substantial showers, maybe a few brief showers over in cambridge. the strongest on the radar screen or the showers in sout

the red flag warning now can find basically pg county and points south and west of the area not so much for northern maryland at this point in time. overnight a frost in western maryland from carroll going west. mid50s tomorrow. that's it. much cooler day. we will talk about how fast things will change in to the weekend coming up. >> the biggest school district in our area and the third largest in the state is getting a new stew and he is probably a younger than you. he is just 30. he has now officially been tapped to lead the baltimore county school system. christian was there for the vote on him tonight. >> reporter: that was a good vote. some worry about his age. he started putting the concerns to rest tonight. votes of confidence from parents, to ballot my county's new superintendent. >> youthful, gives us something new. i think it's good. >> i'm excited to see what he -- how he looks at things and how things come into play. >> if he is smart like everybody says and he does the right thing and he helps the school system the teachers most -- the good teachers will be glad to follow h

there is a red flag on the rush too, the west side of the beltway, here is christie with wjz traffic control. >> hi don, still a mess. we still have the accident on the inner loop blocking those two right hand lanes the delay back to 40 and a lot of rubbernecking to expect a delay in that direction as well. >>> as far as accidents go in baltimore, a south payson at wilkins avenue and fire equipment on the scene there, the road blocked off there. and another accident we are watching johns hopkins road at maple lawn. let's take another live look, as you can see you can expect quite a while to get through that. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota. >>> and now it's time for manic monday. ♪ [ music ] >> all right. hey, listen if you are in a northern suburb and you are going to take the west side of the beltway to get to bwi you best be taking the jfx or 95. wow, good morning, ron, how are you? >> we are doing great don and marty and everybody. we have a good manic monday for you this morning. it is taymar's house. [ cheers ] >> come on down miss tracey, victor, butler, how ar

. >> a red flag warning today, with the drive humidity. the fire spread even more rapidly. >> they call me and said the church was on fire. it is just one of those things, you know. it doesn't bother me. i have faith in the almighty and i know the lord did this for a reason. everything will be taken care of. >> you are looking at live pictures. members of the church said that have been inside looking around to see what the extent of the damages. it is congregation of 300 people and a lot of them were standing here in front of the church when i got here. it struck me because you can tell this is a very strong, close organization in they were extremely concerned about what was going on inside. the church was established in 1899 and rebuilt in this location in 1999. they tell me that tomorrow night that actually have a bible study at the exact same time that this fire broke out, so they are obviously very grateful and pleased that no one was injured. no one was inside the church at any time and we are told that at least one firefighter was ta

. >>> lots of sunshine to start your day dry conditions red flag warning, back at noon as we will have windy and dry conditions low humidity, cool start 47 washington, 47 baltimore, kids want a jacket here as they head out to the bus stop because our afternoon high temperatures will only be 60, and we are going to have pretty good winds, winchester 37 otherwise nice start to your day your sentinel radar nothing to report looking at quiet conditions unlike yesterday when we had a few afternoon showers develop today will be dry partial cloudiness during the course of the afternoon, here is your forecast, breezes, winds out to have west gusting to 30 and your high temperature today cooler than yesterday, 61 degrees at 4:00 p.m. more details on the forecast coming up in a minute let's do traffic and drum roll, julie wright is back. >> there is the drum roll that is what i was waiting for. you haven't mastered that yet tucker? that just sounds like you are running off the set >> i am trying do the traffic. >> that usually happens when i come on. all right northbound 5 here throughout the ro

want to talk about this red flag warning once again.ery dry conditions and very gusty wind that are going to redevelop during the course of the day. a combination of low humidity and gusty winds. that is a good combination for fires and we had several reports of wildfires out to the west yesterday and we've been reporting on some fires closer to town. this red flag warning in effect from noon to 8:00 tonight. just be cautious about any flames later tonight with the gusty wind expected. should be a fine looking day. we need the rain showers. just not a lot in the forecast for our tuesday. we will see some clouds this afternoon but that will been it. our flow here out of the north and west and there is a big sprawling area, upper level low up across the great lakes and some spokes of energy will come down and bottom line is keep us cool for a couple of days as we get into the middle of the week here. plenty of sunshine, still breezy. 62 your daytime high. check out your winds. they are back again gusting out of the west again at 30 miles

today is a red flag warning.if you have no idea what that is, there is a chance the bar a warning to be back tomorrow and there is in port information you could learn. back to you. >> how emotional was the masters yesterday? that was awesome. >> i loved it. i loved every second of it. you do not have to be a golf fans to enjoy the masters. the beauty of the surroundings is enough for most. the pressure of the majors catch the die-hard fans. in the human emotion had great theater playing out for a guy named bubba. one day, perhaps soon, baby -- bubba and his baby boy will get around talking about what he did at the 2012 masters. >> watson and his wife adopted one month old callebs two weeks ago. >> she told me she was going to have to adopt because she could not have kids. i told her that was fine. four years ago we started the process. >> they were back home sunday while bubble mounted his charge on the fabled back nine. on the second hole of the sudden-death playoff, in trouble in the trees, 135 yards to the gre

red flag warnings almost statewide, despite the fact there's a chance for showers.s so dry out there. the temperatures, we've been above average, beautiful-feeling afternoon. still 53 degrees outside. there is cooler air and it's coming our way. we topped out at 68 degrees. the average is 62. we'll be below that average over the next few afternoons with the fronts coming down from the north. they're also bringing cooler air. that's part of the forecast for at least about three days. then we have another warm upcoming. like all yearlong, it will be short lived. here's the first front tonight and into tomorrow. that will get out of here. another front will come our way on wednesday. just the chance for scattered showers, not a real good dose of rain, but we have that chance. here's the first one. that gets out of here. here's the next one on wednesday. the winds will remain high, so the high-fire danger is going to continue for the second part of the week as we dry it out. on the water, small craft advisories go back into effect with the high winds. tonight, breezy at

that red flag warning returns. not sure for it is in the forecast. can't remember what i got coming up next. we need the rain. we need the rain. unfortunately, we've got one chance tomorrow for just a few showers. i don't think it will be enough to put a dent on our rain deficit which is quickly growing here. warmer this weekend. we'll be in the upper 70s near 08 by sunday and into early next week. we're cool at the moment. 47 in washington. that is the cool spot. 37 in manassas. lots of 30s here breaking out. 37 in gaithersburg. even a little cooler than yesterday. let's see, 39 in frederick this morning. kids want to bring along a jacket if they are headed to the bus stop this morning because these temperatures will take a little bit of time to rebound. i think it will be well into 8:00 or 9:00. we'll get slightly warmer. we'll never get quite that warm today as what we've been enjoying the past couple of days. as we get into the afternoon with a cool column of air working down from the north and west, we'll mix in some clouds but we should be dry

another red flag day for fire danger, thanks to the chance for high wind. thanks for waking up with us today. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. we will begin with traffic and weather. the lisa baden welcome back from vacation. >> thanks. it's good to be here. newschopper 7 is flying over 66 traffic. we will take you live to 50 fair oaks, and lights are eastbound. plenty of our neighbors are merging onto the highway. lanes are open to get on to the beltway and and then beyond if you wanted to springfield or the american legion bridge. but it is volume only in manassas and centreville at 50 and again at the beltway. >> red flag warning in effect again today, meaning the gusty wind and dry conditions will contribute to fire danger. should there be an uncontrolled fire somewhere, the weather will rapidly spread that. hyoscine carelessly discarded cigarettes start a little mozarts on days like this. keep that in mind? . 45 degrees in arlington, 41 in manassas, 39 in aldie. 4-d in shepherdstown frostburg at 42. in the low 40's generally to start this tu

the red flag advisory traffic.very county in the state is under an advisory for potential wind driven brushfire. it is very, very dry. and there's very little, uh, moisture in the forecast as they were calling for a mixture of clouds and sun. high temperature in the mid-60s, upper 40s right now. coming up on coffee with. it's meatloaf's 12 studio album. he'll join us. we have sharon, wjztv traffic control. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning to you. thanks for being with us. 47 right now. four degrees cooler than this time yesterday. six degrees above our normal overnight low. 70% humidity. southwest breeze at six. barometer's at 29.80. western maryland, these numbers really haven't changed all morning. mid-30s. 44 hagerstown. 45 elkton. 46 easton. pax river. 47 in d.c. and columbia. 50 annapolis. 44 bel air. still looking at a cool flow moving our way. today, instead of calling it for a high of 57, 58, cool weather will be here tomorrow. significant warm-up for the weekend. what we're not look

. >> the dc area will be under a red flag warning today. firefighters are asking residents to be careful with fire. dry conditions are being blamed for yesterday's wildfire appeared dozens of tom had to be evacuated for three hours. -- wildfires. dozens of homes had to be evacuated for three hours. >> let's get a but at traffic and weather. adam caskey is standing by. >> the red flag warning is in effect for the entire area. gusty winds. it is abnormally dry conditions in terms of our soil moisture. all this is adding to the fires. should a fire happen, it can and likely will spread rapidly. i have seen cigarette butts cause emulsifiers. 58 in lexington park. it does a bit cooler in frederick eds user will. we will have increasing clouds and a few showers. we can use the rain. i think we will see is some scattered showers. not everyone will see it. near 70 yen wednesday. a few straight sprinkles tonight. tomorrow is partly cloudy. it is still windy. it is looking rather dusty. how was the commute? >> it is pretty good. did this the 14th str

but a red flag warning in effect noon to 8:00 p.m.w humidity, gusty winds coming in later today, really setting us up, for a chance of some fires that could definitely start, you have to be very careful red flag warning is very serious until 8:00 p.m. tonight : high yesterday, 65 degrees at all three airports today a warmer day not doing too bad as we start out this morning chillier for the early part of the day gradually that mercury is rising, 41 dulles only 30 manassas, 54 to the south fredericksburg. frontal system going to move through today, it will come through fairly dry, mild conditions, winds will pick up as that high pressure moves out and that front heads in, so by this afternoon expect to see, the winds a bit on the gusty side prepare yourself for that midday today, into 64 almost 65 degrees, not bad at all, and plenty of sunshine for you, but if you are having an easter bonnet on your head you have to hang on to it winds will pick up this afternoon, low 70s where we are headed for our daytime height, tonight, partly clou

there are red flag warnings throughout the state this evening. the dry brush and high winds can make for a dangerous combination. let's check in with tom tasselmyer. how long is the wind going to stay around? >> it looks like throughout the evening and then kick up during the day again tomorrow. we have not had a lot of precipitation in the last several weeks. coppin gusty winds, low humidity and all that leads to the fire weather threat. only garrett county is not in the warning area. be careful with cigarette butts and anything that might cause a spark could create a brush fire. the temperatures are getting chilly, 39 in western maryland right now. some cooler over the next few days. western maryland may see a little snow here in the next couple of days. the forecast is coming up in a few minutes. >> coming up at 5:30, we will look at some other buyers keeping firefighters busy. plus another side effect of all that when, allergies. we will look at how maryland allergy sufferers are coping. >> just after 7:00 this morning, the 5400 block of all

we'll talk about the weather for today because we do have another red flag warning in effect. dry air out there. we need the rain. >> so windy yesterday. >> it was. >> ridiculous >> and we'll do it all over again for today. we're going to get blustery just like we did yesterday. we do have lots of -- well, let me rephrase that. we don't have a lot of moisture out there. that's why we're looking at these dew points that are dry right now. dup points in the 30s. this is dry air that we're contending with and it's going to go down. these dew points will be in the 20s before the day is over with. we will have that northwesterly breeze in here once again and speaking of that breeze, while we're seeing it right now we do have a 5 miles per hour sustained wind now in baltimore. 8 in new york. 7 in hagerstown right now and these sustained winds will jump up to about 10 to 15 miles per hour and we will be seeing those gusts up again until 30, 35 miles per hour as we go throughout the day. so with that we do have a red flag warning and that goes in effect at lunchtime today and it linge

we're trying to avoid getting back into the red flag conditions. 58 in baltimore. 54 in hagerstown. pretty uniform temperatures. the winds will keep it feeling chilly. humidity staying dry. so still an enhanced wildfire risk just not red flag conditions because we have added a little bit of moisture. freeze and frost concerns, here they are, cecil, harford and then also south into howard and montgomery. it is a freeze warning but most of central maryland mr. stay with a light frost in baltimore south prob le not getting below freezing. to the north and east weave a -- we've been tracking this system. you can see the circulation. there it is, circulating several miles off the coast but close muff to impact our weather by drawing in the cold canadian winds. it will eventually clear the sky and warm us up. for now it's bringing in the north winds. the trend a sunnier day tomorrow. it looks crystal clear the disturbance will be offshore. that means more sun less wind and much warmer saturday. one disturbance looks like it will pass to our north. the big player is the upper north to let

we are still under a red flag warning as well which goes into effect a little later today. i'll have more details on that. we will be dry with high abouts 60 by 4:00 p.m. back to you. >>> a man is dead after a police-involved shooting t happened last night in landover, maryland. authorities say a bridge county police officer approached three suspects acting suspicious and they all ran off. the officer caught up one of the suspects and a struggle started. the officer tased him but they say it had no effect. allegedly, that is when the suspect reached for a gun and the officer shot him. >>> a tragic shooting involving a young child in clinton, maryland. a six-year-old boy found a gun in a book bag and accidentally shot himself . he later died at the hospital. the book bag was owned by an unrelated 20-year-old man who was also staying at the house. police are working with the state's attorney's office to figure out what charms may apply. >>> the maryland general assembly's regular session has come to an end but state lawmakers still have a lot of work to do. the legislature co

let's talk about the red flag warning in effect at 9:00 until 8:00 p.m. this evening. it's for the areas shaded in red. we are talking about the state of maryland, we are looking at pennsylvania, also del aware, new jersey, and even virginia. we do have a wind advisory, this is up for this pink shaded areas, the eastern shore at effect at 8:00 until 6:00 this evening. dry conditions in place for today. let's talk about the temperatures this morning. you don't need the heaviest coat. perry hall, around 50, the current winds are light, but they will pick up as we go through the day. don't let this fool you. we have the relative humidity out there, 33% in perry hall. 36% bel air, these 30s very dry air in place. the next chance for rain showers in here. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. how are the roads? >>> we have been following this overturned tanker on the beltway, through catonsville this morning. dicey, especiallies the morning goes on. dealing with hazmat situation. one lane is getting by approaching i-70 with the overturned tanker leaking material and

derek valcourt has more on the red flag warning and the conditions that created it. derek? >> jessica, a small brush fire broke out here in these woods here in druid hill park. this weekend, firefighters were able to get that fire under control pretty quickly. others have not been so easy. >> across maryland, brush fire infernos have already scorched dozens of acres this weekend alone, including the 18-acre blaze that forced the evacuation of some 60 homes in harford county. >> very concerned for my house, my neighbor's house, our property, the kids. >> reporter: with little recent rainfall, low moisture in the ground, and strong winds to fan even the smallest flames, fire authorities statewide, now warning of the potential for explosive fire growth. >> ault take -- all it takes is a spark in conditions like this, to ignite a serious woodfire, brush fire, any kind of fire, it's going to be more difficult to contain. >> reporter: and it's not just the lack of rain. it's also the weather. this has been one of the warmest marches on record. and this early spring has all of the

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for today, through today, red flag warning remains. that means high fire danger with the lack of rainfall, low humidity and with that wind. not just here but from new york down to south carolina we're seeing red flag warnings. the other thing, of course, the pollen being kicked around again. that count at 436 grains per cubic meter. good thing is the tree pollen is starting to decline across the area. but still running well above the daily average. that's where we've been this year. for 1998 through 2011 that daily average usually 361. where have we been? as high as 841 for the daily average this year. we're at 68 degrees right now. we'll talk about the cooling temperatures coming our way for the overnight. the other thing we're going to talk about is this. you're looking at there a photo that i took a couple hours ago. patapsco river, howard county. you can see along the banks there the bottom. the river bed. lack of rainfall. when are we going to get some substantial rain around here? i'll have the details with your four-day forecast

red flag warning. 74 degrees. 64, 10 degrees above average for the day. here's our record temperature for today 93 set back in 1929. 60 degrees at the airport. winds at 10 miles per hour. 57 degrees right now. bristol virginia at 61. they had a high of 73. and 59 degrees in waldorf with wind gusts at 25 miles per hour. temperatures, nothing to complain about. dulles 63 and culpepper now 57 degrees. if you are looking for cold air maine, 34 degrees. satellite and radar, high pressure and that moves on out of here. increasing clouds. another system across the great lakes, that's going to move in our direction for tomorrow. clouds increase during the afternoon hours and we'll see scatered showers develop and periods of rain tomorrow night into early tuesday morning. this is the future cast. here are the clouds that will move in from the north and west. the rain should be out of here as we move into the rush hour commute early tuesday with a good deal of sunshine tuesday afternoon. but the bigger story is the cooler temperatures, daytime highs in the 50's. pa

and we have a red flag warning up for our region. here is doug to tell us what that means and what is happening with these winds now. >> a red flag warning simply means conditions are favorable for fires and if fires do occur they will spread very, very quickly. our atmosphere very, very dry. humidity only 31%. any time you see these winds gusting over 20 or 25 miles an hour that would really help any fires that do begin to build out there. spread very, very quickly. so not a good day to be out and about today. especially around or maybe producing some fires out there. 65 degrees the current temperature out there right now with the winds out of the west-northwest at 17 miles an hour. here's the temperatures around the region. dulles right now at 62. 64 in manassas. huntingtown coming in at 66. it is nice and mild backup don't get used to it. we're going to see one of the cooler stretches of weather we've seen in quite sometime. storm 4 radar showing the frontal boundary that is moving on through the area. a little bit in the way of t