Fire Weather Watch in Effect for Central Douglas County on Friday

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. * Impacts: Abundant lightning on dry fuels may produce numerous new starts that pose a threat to life and property, and may overwhelm initial attack capabilities. However, wetting rainfall may occur under cores of thunderstorms. * Affected area: In western Oregon, the eastern half of Fire Zone 616, including central and Douglas County. In southwest Oregon, most of Fire Zone 620 and all of Fire Zones 617, 621, 622, and 623, including most of Josephine county, all of Jackson county, central and eastern Douglas county and western Klamath county. In south central Oregon the northwest portion of Fire zone 625 mainly northwest of Summer Lake, including northwest Lake county. In Northern California, All of Fire zone 280 and most of 281 including western Siskiyou county. * Wind: Generally south to southwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph, but gusty and erratic winds are possible in the vicinity of showers and thunderstorms. * Thunderstorms: Beginning late Friday morning, increasing in coverage through the afternoon and evening. Lightning coverage could increase to scattered to numerous as the day progresses.