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WWUS82 KCAE 280112
RFWCAE
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
912 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY, DRY FUELS, AND
GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS FOR ALL OF THE MIDLANDS AND CSRA...
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-
116-135>137-281500-
/O.CON.KCAE.FW.W.0001.260328T1200Z-260329T0300Z/
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-CHESTERFIELD-MCCORMICK-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-
LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG-
NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-
CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
912 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM EDT
SATURDAY DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY, DRY FUELS, AND GUSTY
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS FOR ALL OF THE MIDLANDS AND CSRA...
* AFFECTED AREA...CHESTERFIELD, MCCORMICK, NEWBERRY, FAIRFIELD,
KERSHAW, EDGEFIELD, SALUDA, LEXINGTON, RICHLAND, LEE, AIKEN,
SUMTER, BARNWELL, CALHOUN, CLARENDON, LINCOLN, BAMBERG,
MCDUFFIE, COLUMBIA, RICHMOND, BURKE, NORTHERN LANCASTER,
SOUTHERN LANCASTER, NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG, CENTRAL
ORANGEBURG AND SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG.
* TIMING...FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM EDT SATURDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 65.
* IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS, ANY FIRES
THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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