Fire Weather Watch until 08:00PM Tuesday 
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Fire Weather Watch for strong southwest winds and marginally low relative humidity values, which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...In Indiana, Starke, Pulaski, Marshall, Fulton IN, Whitley, Allen IN, White, Cass IN, Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Wells, Adams, Grant, Blackford, Jay, Northern Kosciusko, Southern La Porte and Southern Kosciusko.
* TIMING...Tuesday afternoon into early evening.
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 35 percent. Locally lower humidity values to 30 percent are possible.
* TEMPERATURES...Uppper 70s to lower 80s.
* IMPACTS...A combination of drought conditions, dry grasses and fields and gusty southwest winds will set the stage for rapidly spreading fires. Burning is not advised Tuesday afternoon. In addition, extra caution should be exercised during harvest operations.
* AFFECTED AREAS: STARKE ... PULASKI ... MARSHALL ... FULTON ... WHITLEY ... ALLEN ... WHITE ... CASS ... MIAMI ... WABASH ... HUNTINGTON ... WELLS ... ADAMS ... GRANT ... BLACKFORD ... JAY ... NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO ... SOUTHERN LA PORTE ... SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO
Instructions:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Address/Location
City of Portland, IN
319 N Meridian St
Portland, IN 47371
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 260-726-7161