SANFORD — The forest fire danger for southern Maine has been very high the past two days and at least right now, there’s no rain in the forecast until Sunday.

On Tuesday there were woods fires in Sanford, Dayton, Limerick and at Lake Arrowhead in Waterboro.

“Its tinder-dry right now,” said York County’s Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director David Francoeur. The county EMA office sent out a Red Flag warning Tuesday, reminding folks that the conditions ”“ strong winds and warm temperatures ”“ were ripe for fires, and that no outside burning was allowed from noon to 8 p.m.

In Sanford Tuesday, firefighters fought a stubborn woods fire behind Oakdale Cemetery, where a couple of acres burned before firefighters could knock it down. Sanford Fire Department Capt. Brian Watkins said the fire had to be accessed through the cemetery.

“The wind was feeding it and that made it erratic,” said Watkins. “It was moving pretty quick when we arrived. It was mainly on the forest surface, which was real dry, and it moved quickly.”

Helping Sanford’s full-time and call firefighters at the scene were crews from Acton and Lebanon. Kennebunk, Alfred, Shapleigh and Wells firefighters provided station coverage, along with

Wells EMS.

In Waterboro, Fire Chief Matt Bors said an unpermitted burn behind 52 Sunset Circle in the Lake Arrowhead subdivision “quickly took off,” in the dry, windy conditions on Tuesday. He said firefighters were able to quickly contain the blaze and no homes or other buildings were damaged.

Tom Hawley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Gray, said Tuesday there is no rain in the forecast until Sunday, although he said there are some indications there may be a soaking rain next week.

“We could use it,” Hawley said.

— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324”“4444 (local call in Sanford) or 282”“1535, ext. 327 or [email protected].