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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1001 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-SCZ040-042>045-047-049-050-
052-082300-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MILLEN, SYLVANIA, METTER, STATESBORO,
RINCON, SPRINGFIELD, REIDSVILLE, CLAXTON, PEMBROKE,
RICHMOND HILL, GARDEN CITY, POOLER, SAVANNAH, LUDOWICI,
HINESVILLE, FORT STEWART, ALLENDALE, HAMPTON, YEMASSEE,
WALTERBORO, SAINT GEORGE, SUMMERVILLE, GOOSE CREEK,
MONCKS CORNER, RIDGELAND, EDISTO BEACH, CHARLESTON,
NORTH CHARLESTON, MOUNT PLEASANT, AND DANIEL ISLAND
1001 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST TO AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH TODAY
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND 20 TO 30 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY,
ALONG WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RISK FOR
WILDFIRES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER
YOU CAN BURN. IF YOU DO, YOU ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION.
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