Special Weather Statement Georgia | Effective 03/28/2026 17:30

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued March 28 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 28, 2026 - 5:30pm
Expires: 
March 29, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING FOR MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... Relative Humidities of 30 percent or less can be expected for 4 or more hours Sunday. Winds will be Southeast at 8 to 13 MPH, with gusts up to 20 MPH. With extremely 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.
Area Description: 
Dade; Walker; Catoosa; Whitfield; Murray; Fannin; Gilmer; Union; Towns; Chattooga; Gordon; Pickens; Dawson; Lumpkin; White; Floyd; Bartow; Cherokee; Forsyth; Hall; Banks; Jackson; Madison; Polk; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Gwinnett; Barrow; Clarke; Oconee; Oglethorpe; Wilkes; DeKalb; Walton; Morgan; Greene; Taliaferro; Warren
Forcast Office: 
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov