Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Atlanta/Peachtree City, GA
Areas Affected: Dade; Walker; Catoosa; Whitfield; Murray; Fannin; Gilmer; Union; Towns; Chattooga; Gordon; Pickens; Dawson; Lumpkin; White; Floyd; Bartow; Cherokee; Polk
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Monday 4:41am EDT
Alert Effective: Monday 4:41am EDT
Alert Expires: Monday 8:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Monday 12:00pm EDT
Event Ends: Monday 8:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Peachtree City GA
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA... Default overview section The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Red Flag Warning for low relative humidities and gusty winds in portions of north Georgia, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM EDT Monday. Due to ongoing drought and lack of rainfall, critical fire weather conditions are reached at relative humidity values of 30% or less. * Affected Area...North Georgia including the following: Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Fannin, Gilmer, Union,Towns, Chattooga, Gordon, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, and Polk. * Timing...Noon to 8 PM Monday * Winds...10 to 15 mph; with gusts to 20 to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...Less than 30% * Temperatures...80 to 85 degrees * Impacts...With elevated winds and low relative humidities, critical fire weather conditions are possible. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged.
This warning includes the Chattahoochee National Forests. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring...or will occur within 24 hours. Please refer to the local burn permitting authorities on whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside...use extreme caution. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of the Red Flag Warning.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f6028ce1294d66e2e318e64542f8982bc0916245.001.1 Codes: GAZ001, GAZ002, GAZ003, GAZ004, GAZ005, GAZ006, GAZ007, GAZ008, GAZ009, GAZ011, GAZ012, GAZ013, GAZ014, GAZ015, GAZ016, GAZ019, GAZ020, GAZ021, GAZ030 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f6028ce1294d66e2e318e64542f8982bc0916245.001.1