Fire Weather Watch Issued for Long Island

The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for the region, in effect from noon- 8 p.m. Saturday.

* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST NJ...NYC METRO...LONG ISLAND...SOUTHERN CT AND LOWER HUDSON VALLEY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * TIMING...12 PM TO 8 PM SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IF IGNITION OCCURS. A WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED SATURDAY EVENING THAT MAY CREATE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS FOR ANY ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR FURTHER UPDATES REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL.