FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE

MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF

GEORGIA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A FIRE

WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS... AND CRITICAL RELATIVE

HUMIDITY LEVELS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA... MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL

SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA.

* WINDS... WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING... FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AS LOW AS 20 TO 24 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES... HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 50S.

* IMPACTS... ANY FIRES MAY QUICKLY SPREAD AND GROW OUT OF CONTROL.

FIRES MAY ALSO EASILY IGNITE DUE TO SPARKS AND DISCARDED SMOKING

MATERIAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE

FORECAST TO DEVELOP. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND

BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE

OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.