Enhanced fire risk

An elevated risk of fire spread is expected Sunday afternoon across Long Island, including Riverhead and the East End, as dry vegetation combines with gusty northwest winds and low humidity, according to a special weather statement issued Saturday afternoon by the National Weather Service in Upton.

There is an enhanced potential for brush fire spread again today, the National Weather Service said in a special weather statement this morning.

A combination of dry conditions, low relative humidity and strong, gusty winds make conditions ripe for the rapid spread of brush fires, the National Weather Service said in a special statement.

There will be an elevated risk of fire spread today thanks to gusty winds and low relative humidity, the National Weather Service said in a special weather statement this morning.

The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for enhanced fire weather conditions this afternoon and evening.