A report was issued from the NWS Raleigh NC on Friday at 9:18 p.m. for fire danger until Saturday at 5 a.m. The alert is for ...

will create a risk of adverse fire behavior over central North Carolina. The strongest winds and driest conditions are expected across the western Carolinas into portions of the Piedmont ...

and portions of the northeastern Piedmont on Saturday," says the NWS. The NWS states, "The North Carolina Forest Service has issued a statewide ban on all open burning until further notice ...