Weather Briefing for Tuesday, March 04, 2025 Increased Fire Danger Today

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GENERAL OUTLOOK

Broad surface high pressure will keep cool and dry conditions in place through early tomorrow. A moist cold front will bring showers and possibly some thunderstorms to our area late today and early Wednesday. In the wake of the front, gusty winds will persist over our area on Wednesday and Thursday. A weaker low pressure system may bring more showers next weekend.

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GENERAL FORECAST

(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
..TONIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight. Windy and not as cool with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Showers, mainly in the morning. Breezy with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. A chance of snow showers after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Windy and much cooler with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
..THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Breezy with highs in the lower 40s.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER



A high wind field will arrive by mid-morning that, combined with low relative humidity, will make outdoors burning extremely dangerous today. There is an increased danger of fires getting out of control in the region today and tonight. Please do not conduct ANY outdoor burning today. Rain chances will begin to increase in the early evening as a line of heavy rain and potential severe thuinderstorms approaches and is expected to arrive around midnight, give or take an hour or so.

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM 6 AM EST TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... 

 Although relative humidity will be higher Tuesday, temperatures will be warmer and winds will be stronger during the afternoon and early evening hours. Rain is not expected to develop soon enough to have an impact on fuel moisture during the warmest part of the day on Tuesday. So, in coordination with forestry officials an Increased Fire Danger Statement remains in effect for North Carolina and South Carolina for Tuesday. The Increased Fire Danger Statement was expanded into northeast Georgia to account for dry and windy conditions.

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NEWS UPDATES

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• DOGE website says Franklin’s Social Security office to close [Smoky Mountain News]

• Wildfire risk high in WNC as dry, windy conditions persist through Tuesday [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Seeking to avoid repeat of Supreme Court election lawsuit, NC lawmakers eye changes for overseas voters [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]

• Top NC Republican files bill to ban DEI and ‘divisive concepts’ in public schools [Raleigh News and Observer]

• High winds in Western NC increase fire risks, weather service says. 600-plus acres burning [Asheville Citizen-Times]

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Trump confirms 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico to start Tuesday | Global News



Canada will respond to Trump tariffs ‘like they’ve never seen before,’ says Ontario premier | NBC News




• Warren Buffett says tariffs are 'an act of war, to some degree' [Business Insider]

• Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico are now in effect, kicking off trade war [AP News]

• O’Malley: DOGE cuts could soon trigger Social Security system ‘collapse’ [The Hill]

• (YouTube) U.S. Suspends Ukraine Aid: The Kremlin’s Gambit, the Military Situation, and Trump’s Plan [William Spaniel]

• Top FBI official in New York retires under pressure [CBS News]

• The Putinization of America [DNYUZ]

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NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) Investigation Pages

• Learjet 55 Medevac Crash [1/31/2025 - Philadelphia, PA]

• Midair Collision PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Airplane and Sikorsky H-60 Military Helicopter [1/29/2025 - Arlington, VA]

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Published at 5.00am on Tuesday, March 04, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins