FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Fire Weather Watch issued October 28 at 3:25PM EDT until October 29 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Fire Weather Watch for strong southwest winds and marginally low relative humidity values, which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA…In Indiana, Starke, Pulaski, Marshall, Fulton

IN, Whitley, Allen IN, White, Cass IN, Miami, Wabash,

Huntington, Wells, Adams, Grant, Blackford, Jay, Northern

Kosciusko, Southern La Porte and Southern Kosciusko.

* TIMING…Tuesday afternoon into early evening.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 35 percent. Locally lower humidity

values to 30 percent are possible.

* TEMPERATURES…Uppper 70s to lower 80s.

* IMPACTS…A combination of drought conditions, dry grasses and

fields and gusty southwest winds will set the stage for rapidly

spreading fires. Burning is not advised Tuesday afternoon. In

addition, extra caution should be exercised during harvest

operations.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions

are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible

Red Flag Warnings.

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