RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS CO UNTIL 7PM THIS EVENING FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER

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Red Flag Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ATHENS COUNTY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING 3/27.

  • WINDS – SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
  • TIMING – THIS AFTERNOON.
  • RELATIVE HUMIDITY – IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
  • LIGHTNING – NONE.
  • IMPACTS – FIRES COULD EASILY GET OUT OF CONTROL, ESPECIALLY IN GRASSY AND BRUSH FILLED AREAS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.