NAM FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT THE VERTICAL MIXING MAY NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TRANSPORT THE VERY DRY AIR ALOFT TO THE SURFACE...AND OUR RELATIVE HUMIDITY FORECAST (WHICH BLENDS THE NAM AND GFS MOS) INDICATES THIS AS WELL. WE WILL LEAVE THE WATCH UP AT THIS TIME FOR THE MID SHIFT TO RE-EVALUATE. ITS POSSIBLE THAT AMPLY SOIL MOISTURE FROM RECENT RAIN MAY SLOW THE DRYING PROCESS