THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND WESTERN POCONOS...
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TIMING...LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 50S TO AROUND 60.
* LIGHTNING...NONE.
* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILD FIRES...OR FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.