Overview
- The National Weather Service placed Howard, Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Charles, Calvert and St. Mary's counties under a Fire Weather Watch.
- The alert runs from about 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday with northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts up to 45 to 50 mph.
- Relative humidity is expected to fall to roughly 15% to 25%, creating conditions where a single spark can quickly ignite dry grass and leaves.
- Baltimore is not included in the watch, though humidity could drop near 25% there after several severe fires in the city last week.
- Related alerts cover parts of the wider D.C. region from eastern West Virginia to northern North Carolina, with ongoing drought increasing the fire danger.