A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 2:44 a.m. for fire danger until 2:45 p.m. The alert is for North Fulton and South Fulton as well as Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Chattooga, Gordon, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Hall, Banks, Jackson, Madison, Polk, Paulding, Cobb, Gwinnett, Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, Haralson, Carroll, Douglas, DeKalb, Rockdale, Walton, Newton, Morgan, Greene, Taliaferro, Heard, Coweta, Fayette, Clayton and Henry counties.

“Relative Humidities of 30% or less can be expected for 4 or more hours this afternoon into the evening. Winds will be northeast at 5 to 10 MPH. 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,” according to the NWS.

Source: The National Weather Service