The National Weather Service released an updated fire weather watch at 12:05 p.m. on Friday valid from Saturday 10 a.m. until Sunday 3 a.m. for Yuma County.

Winds are expected to be southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph and relative humidity as low as 5%.

“Persistently dry conditions and southwesterly wind gusts up to 30 mph are forecast along with record high temperatures. Strongest winds are forecast from around 1pm-6pm central time. A brief lull in the wind is forecast in the early evening before increasing again during the late evening. Towards the latter part of the warning, a cold front shifting the winds to the north with wind gusts around 45 mph is forecast to move through, this could reinvigorate any smolder fires,” states the NWS. “Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control.”

According to the NWS, a fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are possible. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.

Source: The National Weather Service