Fire Weather Watch

...COLD FRONTAL WINDS AND LOW RH... ...THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE AND DURING RFW VALID PERIOD...

A dry cold frontal passage brings gusty pre-frontal winds on Saturday, while keeping the air dry despite cooler temperatures from Friday. The elevated fire weather is complimented by a 10% chance of thunder, highest Saturday afternoon and evening with storms capable of producing 45 mph outflows and cloud to ground lightning. Earlier Saturday morning, showers could become developed enough to produce very isolated lightning before the elevated fire weather later in the day

The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Fire Weather Watch for winds and low relative humidities, which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zones 670 Burns BLM, 671 Steens Mountain and 672 Southern Grasslands.

* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 to 17 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...85 to 93 degrees.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.