Intense winds and an abrupt drop in humidity forecast for Sunday and Monday throughout the Inland Empire prompted the National Weather Service Friday to issue a Fire Weather Watch for the region.
The watch will be in effect from 7 p.m. Sunday to 6 p.m. Monday.
“An upper level low pressure system is expected to dig into the Great Basin Sunday,” the NWS said in a statement. “This is expected to bring a swift shift in winds from onshore to offshore. Gusty northeasterly winds are expected in … the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains and below the Cajon Pass into the Inland Empire.”…