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WWUS82 KGSP 190605
RFWGSP
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
205 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
GAZ010-017-200000-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0003.260419T1600Z-260420T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-
205 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TODAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...
* AFFECTED AREA...RABUN AND HABERSHAM COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST
GEORGIA.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT.
* FUEL MOISTURE...LIKELY FALLING BELOW 8 PERCENT, POSSIBLY AS
LOW AS 6 PERCENT IN THE WARMEST PART OF THE 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 SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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