Being in Southern Ocean County in the spring can be a lot of leaving coats and worries behind, but earlier this week the National Weather Service issued an increased risk of fire danger due to weather conditions. On Monday, relative humidity dropped into the 20% range with northeast winds picking up as temps warmed.

The only difference for April 6 was weaker wind gusts, the NWS Mount Holly office said in its special weather report issued Sunday for coastal communities in Atlantic, Cape May and…