... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Saturday morning through
Saturday afternoon for southeast California... eastward to the
south-central Arizona deserts for strong winds... low relative
humidities... and a high fire danger...
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for Yuma and vicinity... the lower Colorado River valley...
southwest and south-central deserts... and Imperial and eastern
Riverside counties for Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon.
A strong pressure gradient will develop across the area behind the
cold front. This will lead to sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph and
gusts to near 40 mph. In addition... rh values less than 15 percent
may develop during the afternoon. The combination of strong winds
and low humidity values may create widespread hazardous fire weather
conditions.
Please advise the appropriate officials and fire crews in the field
of this Fire Weather Watch.