...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS OCCURRING OVER AN AREA WITH VERY LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE SPREAD OF FIRES AS THE AREA REMAINS VERY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.