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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
248 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-090000-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
248 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA FROM NOON EDT
TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING...
A DRY AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY WITH THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE LOW HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL MAKE OUTDOOR BURNING
DANGEROUS THIS AFTERNOON.
PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER
YOU CAN BURN TODAY. IF YOU DO BURN, USE EXTREME CAUTION SINCE
FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF HAND UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.
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