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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
217 AM EDT MON APR 6 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS INLAND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GA ON TUESDAY...
GAZ132>136-149-151-162-163-250-061900-
/O.NEW.KJAX.FW.A.0003.260407T1600Z-260408T0000Z/
COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-PIERCE-ECHOLS-
CLINCH-NORTHERN WARE-
217 AM EDT MON APR 6 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
FOR INLAND LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST GA WEST OF US 301...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY, GUSTY WINDS, AND
CRITICALLY DRY FUELS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN GEORGIA, COFFEE, JEFF DAVIS, BACON,
APPLING, WAYNE, ATKINSON, PIERCE, ECHOLS, CLINCH AND NORTHERN
WARE.
* TIMING...DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY 12 PM TO 8 PM.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 76.
* IMPACTS...EXISTING OR NEWLY IGNITED WILDFIRES MAY EXHIBIT
ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR, SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO
CONTAIN OR SUPPRESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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