High Fire Danger

Please be careful if you have outdoor plans today. From the National Weather Service: RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND BREEZY NORTH WINDS BELOW 1000 FEET FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215...216...217...218 AND 219... * AFFECTED AREA...THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY, NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND DELTA BELOW 1000 FT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY VALUES LAST NIGHT DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AGAIN. * IMPACTS...LOW HUMIDITY ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF RAPID SPREAD OF ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING NOW. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.