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WWUS82 KGSP 021526 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1126 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-030000- /O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080703T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 1126 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH FROM THE MID 80S IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 90 IN THE PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW FUEL MOISTURES ACROSS THE AREA TO HEIGHTEN THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS WILL HEIGHTEN FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ GERAPETRITIS