…DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY…
.A dry cold front crosses the area Saturday with very gusty and
shifting winds. Low relative humidity values remain across the
area as well. The combination of these factors may lead to
dangerous fire weather conditions.
* AFFECTED AREA…Cherokee, York, Rabun, Anderson, Abbeville,
Laurens, Union, Chester, Habersham, Stephens, Greenwood,
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, Oconee Mountains, Pickens
Mountains, Greenville Mountains, Greater Oconee, Greater
Pickens, Central Greenville, Southern Greenville, Northern
Spartanburg, Southern Spartanburg, North Carolina Portion of
the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Caldwell Mountains,
Greater Caldwell, Burke Mountains, Greater Burke, McDowell
Mountains, Eastern McDowell, Rutherford Mountains, Greater
Rutherford, Polk Mountains and Eastern Polk.
* TIMING…From Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
* WINDS…Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph during
the morning the shifting to the northwest during the afternoon.
* HUMIDITY…20 to 25 percent in the mountain valleys up to 35
percent on the ridge tops. 15 to 25 percent elsewhere.
* IMPACTS…Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.