[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warning - North Bay (11/22/13-PM)

...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH  BAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...    .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUED ACROSS THE NORTH BAY  ON FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH  FRIDAY NIGHT WITH RIDGE TOP GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. IN ADDITION...VERY  DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA AND LITTLE OR NO HUMIDITY  RECOVERY IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE  DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...BUT VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.  WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BY SATURDAY EVENING AND HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON  SATURDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH BETTER.    CAZ506-507-231400-  /O.NEW.KMTR.FW.W.0006.131123T0312Z-131124T0100Z/  NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-  712 PM PST FRI NOV 22 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY  OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS AND  VALLEYS...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A  RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST SATURDAY.    * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 506 NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS...    FIRE ZONE 507 NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS.    * TIMING: FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS    EXPECTED ON FRIDAY NIGHT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY.    * WIND: NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH    WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON    SATURDAY. BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WINDS ARE FORECAST TO    SUBSIDE TO ABOUT 5 TO 15 MPH.    * HUMIDITY: LITTLE OR NO HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED FRIDAY    NIGHT. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM ABOUT 15 TO 25 PERCENT ABOVE    1000 FEET AND 25 TO 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY    VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN ALL AREAS ON SATURDAY. MUCH    BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT.    * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW    HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE    EXISTING FIRES AND ANY NEW IGNITIONS WILL SEE RAPID FIRE    GROWTH.      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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