Fire Weather Watch issued for Palm Beach County for Friday

TO OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT. TURNING BACK TO OUR FIRST WARNING WEATHER TEAM, WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE FOR YOU AS THAT RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN PLACE. LET’S GO BACK TO OUR CHIEF CERTIFIED METEOROLOGIST, CHRIS MARTINEZ. CHRIS, ALL THE INGREDIENTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A BRUSH FIRE ARE STILL IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EARLY EVENING. AGAIN, WE’VE GOT THE LOW HUMIDITY. WE’VE GOT GUSTY WINDS. THAT RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 P.M. TONIGHT. WE ARE ALREADY SEEING SOME PRESCRIBED BURNS OUT TOWARDS THE WESTERN SIDE OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE. SHOOT A BIG SMOKE PLUME ACROSS THE LAKE. YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT HERE ON OUR RADAR PRODUCT FROM CLEWISTON OR THE FIRES RIGHT HERE ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE. AND THAT SMOKE PLUME GOES ALL THE WAY ACROSS LAKE. GO BACK OUT TOWARDS INDIANTOWN, PALM CITY, AND STUART AND UP TOWARDS JENSEN BEACH. AND NOW MOVING OVER THE ATLANTIC AGAIN AS THOSE STRONG GUSTY WINDS COMING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST PUSH THAT SMOKE A LITTLE CLOSER TOWARDS PORTIONS OF STUART AND ALSO DO

Fire Weather Watch issued for Palm Beach County for Friday

Updated: 8:10 PM EDT Mar 20, 2025

The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch for Palm Beach County. The watch is effective Friday morning through Friday evening.According to the National Weather Service, a fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. The latest: Weather coverage from WPBF 25 News Northerly winds will be 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph on Friday.Relative humidity is expected to be as low as 20% with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. Get the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch for Palm Beach County. The watch is effective Friday morning through Friday evening.

According to the National Weather Service, a fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur.

The latest: Weather coverage from WPBF 25 News

Northerly winds will be 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph on Friday.

Relative humidity is expected to be as low as 20% with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s.

Get the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.