Red flag fire warning issued for Tri-Cities

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag fire warning for the Tri-Cities, along with most of Eastern Washington and Oregon, from Friday evening through Saturday night.

Low relative humidity and high temperatures will add to the risk that any fire spreads quickly.

Some areas could also see a slight chance of thunderstorms and gusty and erratic winds associated with the storms late Friday through early Saturday morning.

The Tri-Cities should escape the thunderstorms, but could have some wind gusts of up to 18 mph Saturday night.

The high in the Tri-Cities Saturday is expected to be about 98 degrees, with temperatures dropping 10 degrees to leave highs in the upper 80s Sunday and Monday, according to the weather service.

This story was originally published July 14, 2017 at 3:16 PM with the headline "Red flag fire warning issued for Tri-Cities."