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WWUS82 KGSP 301736
RFWGSP
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1236 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2025
..RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND, DRY FUELS, AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY
.RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL DROP
BELOW 25% THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND GUSTS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH
THIS EVENING. LAND MANAGERS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT
EXCESSIVELY DRY FUELS AND ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL COINCIDE TO PRODUCE A FAVORABLE FIRE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, DESPITE FORECAST WINDS NOT QUITE REACHING STRICT RED FLAG
CONDITIONS, CRITERIA HAVE BEEN WAIVED IN SUPPORT OF LAND MANAGER
ACTIVITIES.
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-310000-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-251231T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
1236 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
* AFFECTED AREA...RABUN, HABERSHAM, STEPHENS, FRANKLIN, HART AND
ELBERT.
* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 20 TO
25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...VALUES AS LOW AS 20% ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
* FUEL MOISTURE...10-HOUR FUEL MOISTURE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
10% THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL OCCUR SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY VEGETATION CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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