Another wildfire starts in N.J. overnight. Windy day ahead.

A third brush fire in less than 24 hours broke out Thursday night in New Jersey — this one in Rockaway Township, fire officials said.
The multi-acre wildfire is burning in the area of Notch Road near the Craigmeur Recreation Complex has grown to 65 acres as of 11:10 a.m. and is 10% contained as 11 a.m., the state forest fire service said.
No roads are closed and three buildings are threatened. Firefighters and two helicopters that can drop as much as 350 gallons of water each are on the scene, fire officials said.
At 7 a.m., officials said the multi-acre fire was 0% contained.
With dry conditions and gusty winds on Friday, red flag fire warnings are in effect in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties through 7 p.m.
The National Weather Service said steady winds of 10 to 15 mph are expected to gust up to 30 mph at times, boosting the risk of fast-moving brush fires and wildfires.
There is also a 110-acre wildfire burning in Downe Township in Cumberland County and another wildfire in Pennsauken, Camden County has forced the suspension of NJ Transit’s Atlantic City train line.
Roughly the northern half of New Jersey is experiencing moderate drought conditions with a severe drought persisting in the southern half of the state, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows. There has been no substantial rain in the Garden State in about two months.
Though there is a slight chance of rain Friday morning, no measurable precipitation is in the forecast for the upcoming weekend, the weather service said.
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