National Weather Service issues fire weather watch

SAN DIEGO – Amid a run of unusually warm, dry weather, the predicted return of gusty, arid Santa Ana winds prompted the National Weather Service to issue a fire weather watch that's set to go into effect tonight in parts of San Diego County.

A fire weather watch signifies that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur and could develop into a red flag wildfire warning, according to the NWS. The watch will go into effect tonight and continue until Friday morning in San Diego County's inland valleys and mountains, including the Palomar and Descanso ranger districts of the Cleveland...