Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued March 28 at 2:15AM EDT until March 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 27, 2026 - 11:15pm
Expires:
March 28, 2026 - 7:15am
Description:
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY, DRY FUELS AND GUSTY
WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA...
* AFFECTED AREA...Portions of southeast Georgia and southeast South
Carolina.
* TIMING...From 8 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.
* WINDS...Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 to 25 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.
Instruction:
Follow all fire restrictions. One less spark, one less wildfire.
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 contribute to
extreme fire behavior.
Area Description:
Jenkins; Screven; Candler; Bulloch; Effingham; Tattnall; Evans; Inland Bryan; Coastal Bryan; Inland Chatham; Coastal Chatham; Long; Inland Liberty; Inland McIntosh; Allendale; Hampton; Inland Colleton; Dorchester; Inland Berkeley; Inland Jasper; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper; Tidal Berkeley
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov