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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
219 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
GAZ010-017-190230-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FW.A.0002.260419T1600Z-260420T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-
219 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...RABUN AND HABERSHAM COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST
GEORGIA.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 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 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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