Fire Weather Watch

...HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL WASHINGTON ON TUESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.

* Affected Area: Okanogan Valley (Zone 703), Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705), Waterville Plateau (Zone 706) and Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707).

* Winds: South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Winds will shift to the west late Tuesday afternoon and evening.

* Relative Humidities: 9 to 18 percent.

* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is likely with any new or ongoing fires.