A low pressure system now over the interior West will retrograde south and west into our area tomorrow. This will bring an increased chance of thunderstorms to the valley and Sierra Nevada foothills and mountains. Dry lightning may accompany these storms, potentially sparking wildfires tomorrow afternoon through Saturday night. Here is the latest statement from the National Weather Service:
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 213...
215...216...263...266 AND 279...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 213...215...216... 263...266...AND
279. THESE INCLUDE THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO
VALLEY...THE NORTHEAST SACRAMENTO VALLEY FOOTHILLS... NORTHERN
SHASTA COUNTY...AND THE MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS FROM SOUTHWEST
SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY.
* WIND: NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND
ALONG THE MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS EARLY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY. ALONG THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH CANYONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL ONLY RECOVER INTO
THE 10S TO AROUND 30 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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