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Canceled 3/25/25 9:00 PM Red Flag Warning issued March 25 at 9:31AM EDT until March 25 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY... .Very dry air will linger across the area today, while winds will increase from the west and southwest ahead of a mostly dry cold front. Sustained winds of 10 to 20 mph, with gusts of 25 to 35 mph are expected across much of the area this afternoon. Winds will shift to the northwest behind the front this evening, although speeds will also begin to diminish. With 10-hour fuel moisture already less than 10 across much of the area, conditions will be favorable for the rapid spread of wildfire across much of the foothills and portions of the mountains of the Carolinas and northeast Georgia. The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 9 PM EDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA... Cherokee, Rabun, Anderson, Habersham, Stephens, Franklin, Hart, Buncombe, Catawba, Transylvania, Henderson, Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston, Oconee Mountains, Pickens Mountains, Greenville Mountains, Greater Oconee, Greater Pickens, Central Greenville, Southern Greenville, Northern Spartanburg, Southern Spartanburg, Greater Caldwell, Burke Mountains, Greater Burke, McDowell Mountains, Eastern McDowell, Rutherford Mountains, Greater Rutherford, Polk Mountains and Eastern Polk. * TIMING... Until 9 PM EDT this evening. * WINDS... Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY... Minimum of 20 to 25 percent. * FUEL MOISTURE... 10-hour fuel moisture is already less than 10 percent across much of the warning area late this morning. * IMPACTS... Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.  |
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