...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND LOWE HUMIDITY VALUES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 507 NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 511 EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE. THIS INCLUDES ALL HILLS IN THE NORTH AND EAST BAY ABOVE 1000 FEET INCLUDING MOUNT TAMALPAIS...MOUNT DIABLO AND MOUNT SAINT HELENA. * TIMING: OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE EASING BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND: NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS OF NAPA COUNTY AS WELL AS MOUNT SAINT HELENA AND MOUNT DIABLO. * HUMIDITY: HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30% THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE NO OVERNIGHT RECOVERY...THEN FURTHER DRYING TO AROUND 20% FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: WARMING AND DRYING ALONG WITH PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL MAKE SUPPRESSION DIFFICULT. EXTRA CARE WITH IGNITION SOURCES IS URGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ CAZ512-517-518-271300- /O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130927T2200Z/ SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK- 208 PM PDT THU SEP 26 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 512 SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 517 SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE ZONE 518 MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK. THIS INCLUDES ALL HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE HILLS. LITTLE OR NO HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. CONTINUED WARMING AND DRYING ALONG WITH PERSISTENT OFFSHORE WIND FLOW IS FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND: NORTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HILLS IN THE LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST AS WELL AS THE HIGHER RIDGES ABOVE 2000 FEET IN SANTA CRUZ AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES. STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR TONIGHT WITH WINDS GRADUALLY EASING BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY: 20-30% THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. CONTINUED DRYING ON FRIDAY WITH WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10-20%. * IMPACTS: MANY OF THE HILLS IN MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTY HAVE RECEIVED LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL THIS SEASON. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE LIKELY UNDER THIS WEATHER PATTERN. HUNTERS...CAMPERS AND OTHERS VISITING THE OUTDOORS AS WELL AS PRESCRIBED BURNERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO--
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