The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a fire weather watch at 2:11 p.m. on Friday valid for Saturday between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The watch is for Northern Jackson, Southern Jackson, Caldwell Mountains,

The NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a weather alert at 1:20 p.m. on Friday for fire danger until Saturday at 5 a.m. The alert is for Mainland Hyde, Northern Craven, Southern Craven, West Carteret,

Much of North Carolina will reach “extreme” fire danger levels over the next several days, according to a state tracking tool. The heightened fire risk stretches across most of the state, with more than two-thirds of North Carolina counties in either the “extreme” or “very high” danger levels on Friday,

Increased Fire DangerAfter spring warmth and an influx of dry air, the fire weather forecast for the Piedmont Triad will jump to the highest level, the Extreme Fire Danger rating for the weekend. The North Carolina Fire Danger Forecast is an adjective rating-based forecast that describes contributing environmental conditions that may cause fires to ignite and spread rapidly.

On Friday at 2:40 p.m. a fire weather watch was issued by the NWS Wilmington NC valid for Saturday between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The watch is for Inland Pender, Coastal Pender, Inland New Hanover, Coastal New Hanover,

The NWS Blacksburg VA issued a report at 3:32 a.m. on Friday for fire danger until 8 p.m. The alert is for Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, Rockingham, Caswell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties.