A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Sunday at 4:43 a.m. for fire danger until 8 p.m. The alert is for North Fulton and South Fulton as well as Murray, 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, Spalding, Henry, Butts, Jasper, Putnam, Hancock, Warren, Troup, Meriwether, Pike, Upson, Lamar, Monroe, Jones, Baldwin, Washington, Glascock, Harris, Talbot, Taylor, Crawford, Bibb, Twiggs, Wilkinson, Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Macon, Peach, Houston, Bleckley, Stewart, Webster, Sumter, Dooly, Crisp and Pulaski 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 10 to 15 MPH, with occasional gusts of 20 to 25 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,” says the NWS.

Source: The National Weather Service