White County is in a Class 4 Fire Danger for Thursday November 17th
Announcements November 17, 2016FIRE WEATHER FOR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17th:
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
351 AM EST THU NOV 17 2016
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT ALL AREAS…
RH VALUES WILL GET TO TO CRITICAL THRESHOLDS ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE AND CLOSE ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS. HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA AS WE ALREADY HAVE WILDFIRES ACROSS NORTH GA AND THE FUELS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ARE VERY DRY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY 10 MPH OR LESS ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE.
DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DAHLONEGA…CLEVELAND
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANGE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+6) 43 (-1) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 26 (+7) 88 (-10) 27
20FT WINDS AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FT WINDS PM(MPH) SW 3 LGT/VAR SW 4
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL) 4400 3900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 3 SW 7
DISPERSION INDEX 16 21
MAX LVORI 4 6 6
TODAY IS A CLASS 4 FIRE DAY —
Class day 4 – Very High
Fires start readily and spread quickly. Spot fires are a constant danger and fire behavior is often erratic. Resistance to control is high, as is the potential for large fires. Site specific conditions and land management objectives may warrant prescribed burning by experts, but care must be taken to keep fire within boundaries.
David L. Murphy, Jr. GACEM
Director of Public Safety
White County Government
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