NWS Special Weather Statement (Burke County)

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Special Weather Statement issued January 28 at 2:50PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND REMAIN IN PLACE ON SUNDAY. WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS WELL. GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 30 MPH ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. EVEN WITH THE RECENT RAIN...FUEL MOISTURE VALUES HAVE FALLEN TO LOW LEVELS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN TODAY. IF YOU DO BURN...USE EXTREME CAUTION SINCE FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF HAND UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

Counties Affected:
Alexander; Avery; Buncombe; Burke Mountains; Cabarrus; Caldwell Mountains; Catawba; Cleveland; Davie; Eastern McDowell; Eastern Polk; Gaston; Graham; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Greater Rutherford; Haywood; Henderson; Iredell; Lincoln; Macon; Madison; McDowell Mountains; Mecklenburg; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Polk Mountains; Rowan; Rutherford Mountains; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Union; Yancey

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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