Special Weather Statement for Rabun; Habersham; Stephens +3 more
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Relative humidity will fall below 25 percent for much of the afternoon. Given the dry vegetation and low fine fuel moisture, outdoor fires will be able to spread quickly once started, increasing the danger of wildfires. Please refer to your local burn permitting authority on whether you can burn today. If you do...
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Relative humidity will fall below 25 percent for much of the afternoon. Given the dry vegetation and low fine fuel moisture, outdoor fires will be able to spread quickly once started, increasing the danger of wildfires. Please refer to your local burn permitting authority on whether you can burn today. If you do burn, use extreme caution since fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions.
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Special Weather Statement issued October 20 at 12:23PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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