High Fire Danger Conditions this afternoon for north and central Georgia

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — The National Weather Service issued a hire fire danger warning March 28 at 1:53 a.m. today.

Relative humidities of 25 percent or less can be expected for 4 or more hours this afternoon into the evening . Winds will be northwest at 7 to 12 MPH with gusts up to 17 MPH possible this afternoon.

With dry fuels, high fire danger conditions can be expected.

Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution.

Bill Johnson

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