[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - North of Bay Area (1/22/14-Early AM)

NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-  157 AM PST WED JAN 22 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST  THURSDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A  RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO  3 PM PST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.      * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 507 NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1000 FEET    IN NAPA...MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED    OVER THE NAPA COUNTY HILLS AS WELL AS ALONG THE LAKE COUNTY BORDER OF    SONOMA COUNTY NEAR MOUNT SAINT HELENA.    * TIMING: FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL 3 PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON.    * WIND: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS    FROM 30 TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGES.    * HUMIDITY: STEADY FROM 10 TO 25 PERCENT DURING THE WARNING HOURS.    * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW    HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE    ANY NEW IGNITIONS WILL EXPERIENCE 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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