Atlanta, Georgia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Echols; Clinch; Northern Ware |
| Effective: | 2026-04-06 @ 1:17 am -> 2026-04-07 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-07 @ 11:00 am -> 2026-04-06 @ 2:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-04-06 @ 1:17 am |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued April 6 at 2:17AM EDT until April 7 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| 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. |
| Alert: | Rip Current Statement |
| Area(s): | Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Coastal Glynn; Coastal Camden |
| Effective: | 2026-04-06 @ 1:13 am -> 2026-04-09 @ 4:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-04-06 @ 1:13 am -> 2026-04-07 @ 3:00 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-04-06 @ 1:13 am |
| Headline: | Rip Current Statement issued April 6 at 2:13AM EDT until April 9 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. |
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Central Walton; Holmes; Washington; Jackson; Inland Bay; Calhoun; Inland Gulf; Gadsden; Leon; Inland Wakulla; Coastal Bay; Northern Liberty; Southern Liberty; Dougherty; Worth; Turner; Tift; Ben Hill; Irwin; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Colquitt; Cook; Berrien; Seminole; Decatur; Grady; Thomas; Brooks; Lowndes; Lanier |
| Effective: | 2026-04-06 @ 12:55 am -> 2026-04-07 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-07 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-04-06 @ 3:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Tallahassee FL on 2026-04-06 @ 12:55 am |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued April 6 at 1:55AM EDT until April 7 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Description: |
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Florida Fire weather zones 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, 016, 017, 027, 112, 326, and 426. Georgia Fire weather zones 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, and 161. * WIND...Northeast 15 to 20 mph, with gusts of 25 to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 22 to 28 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. |