Fire Weather Watch Georgia | Effective 04/05/2026 23:17

Headline: 
Fire Weather Watch issued April 6 at 2:17AM EDT until April 7 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event: 
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 5, 2026 - 11:17pm
Expires: 
April 6, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description: 
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GA ON TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a Fire Weather Watch for a combination of low humidity, gusty winds, and critically dry fuels which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...In Georgia, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Bacon, Appling, Wayne, Atkinson, Pierce, Echols, Clinch and Northern Ware. * TIMING...During the afternoon hours Tuesday 12 PM to 8 PM. * WINDS...Northeast around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 76. * IMPACTS...Existing or newly ignited wildfires may exhibit erratic fire behavior, spread rapidly and become difficult to contain or suppress.
Instruction: 
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description: 
Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Echols; Clinch; Northern Ware
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jacksonville FL