The weather service has upgraded the fire danger for today from a Fire Weather Watch to a Red Flag Warning. It’s in effect for most of Georgia, including all of northeast Georgia, until 8:00 tonight.
Heere’s what’s needed before a Red Flag Warning is issued:
*Ten-hour fuels of 8% or less. This
parameter describes how much water
is held by small vegetation such as
grass, leaves, and mulch that take only
about ten hours to respond to changes
in dry/wet conditions.
*Relative humidity (RH) less than
25% for several hours. RH
depicts how much water is in
the air, relative to the
temperature of the air.
*Winds 20 feet off the ground of
at least 15 mph for several
hours