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WWUS82 KGSP 191857
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
257 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
GAZ010-017-200000-
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/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260420T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-
257 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...RABUN AND HABERSHAM COUNTIES.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH EACH
AFTERNOON.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT EACH
AFTERNOON.
* FUEL MOISTURE...LIKELY FALLING TO 8 PERCENT OR LOWER EACH
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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
GAZ018-026-028-029-200000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FW.A.0003.260420T1600Z-260421T0000Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
257 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...STEPHENS, FRANKLIN, HART AND ELBERT COUNTIES.
* TIMING...FROM NOON MONDAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 18 TO 25 PERCENT.
* FUEL MOISTURE...LIKELY FALLING TO 8 PERCENT OR LOWER.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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.
JCW
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