White County is in a Class 4 Fire Danger for Thursday November 17th

FIRE WEATHER FOR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17^th:

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.

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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