The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey on Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon.
Affected Pennsylvania counties include Berks, Carbon, Monroe, Lehigh, Northampton, Delaware, Philadelphia, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks.
In New Jersey, the counties included are: Sussex, Warren, Morris, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex,Monmouth, Mercer, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Ocean, Cumberland, Atlantic and Cape May.
Gusty winds and low relative humidity will create ideal conditions for fire to spread, the alert said.
“Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly,” The alert said. “Outdoor burning is not recommended.”
The forecast calls for temperatures in the low 60s to mid-30s, as well as winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts of up to 30 mph, and a relative humidity of as low as 25%.
The fire watch is in effect until 6 p.m. Saturday.
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