The combination of dry fuels, limited rainfall, and very low humidity will lead to an elevated risk of adverse fire behavior today,” officials at the U.S. Forest Service’s National Forests in North Carolina cautioned in a post on Facebook.

According to Polk County Emergency Management, the Melrose Fire continued to spread overnight, and the state forestry service estimated the fire to be between 400 – 500 acres in size with 0% contained as of Sunday morning.