Last Updated on March 19, 2024 10:07 am
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-200000-Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union NC-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell-Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-323 AM EDT Tue Mar 19 2024
…INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ANDNORTHEAST GEORGIA IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM EDT THISEVENING…
In coordination with land managers and neighboring forecastoffices, Fire Danger Statements have been issued for all ofwestern North Carolina and northeast Georgia for this afternoonand evening. In the affected areas, gusty afternoon winds willcoincide with low humidity and dry fuels. Fire will have aneasier time starting and spreading.
Refer to your local burn-permitting authority on whether you mayburn today. If you do burn, exercise extreme caution.
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