HYDE Co., N.C. - As the Ferebee Road wildfire in Hyde County, North Carolina, continues to burn, officials with the N.C. Forest Service say smoke and fog are expected to impact visibility through the weekend.

Impacts from the combination of smoke and fog created periodic visibility issues Thursday morning and during the Friday morning commute.

Steady winds moving southwest are continuing to push smoke from the northeastern parts of North Carolina and parts of southeastern Virginia, which falls in our viewing area.

Officials are reminding drivers to slow down, exercise caution and allow extra travel time for alternate routes heading into the July 4 holiday weekend.

According to the National Weather Service, drivers should keep the following safety tips in mind if they need to travel in foggy conditions:

The wildfire is 44% contained as strong lines around the area have held the fire to 1,938 acres over the last several days, the N.C. Forest Service says. The south end of the fire area is well saturated as a result of water pumping operations that have pulled 225 million gallons of water from New Lake into the surrounding canals. Another 19 million gallons have been pumped from Phelps Lake.

Firefighters discovered a few interior burning spots Thursday night near the northern fire area, but crews were quick to suppress those active spots.

No one has been injured, and no structures have been damaged.

Ninety-one personnel from the N.C. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are working the fire.

A temporary flight restriction is still in effect for the fire. It restricts all civilian aircraft, manned and unmanned, within five miles of the fire, and will remain in place until aviation support is no longer needed.