Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
688 WWUS82 KGSP 121437 SPSGSP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1037 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-130000- 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-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell- Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell- Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains- Eastern Polk- 1037 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 ...INCREASED FIRE DANGER UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA... Relative humidity is expected to decrease to the 15 to 25 percent range across the western North Carolina and northeast Georgia by this afternoon and early evening. Winds will increase during the afternoon hours, with occasional gusts to around 15 to 20 mph. This will combine with dry vegetation to increase the potential for the start and spread of wildfires across the area. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution. $$ pm