high fire danger over the next couple of days

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216 CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...INCREASING WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAXIMUM HUMIDITY RECOVERY UP TO 40 PERCENT TONIGHT. MINIMUM HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 7 TO 12 PERCENT SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH FUEL CONDITIONS AT CRITICAL LEVELS MAY LEAD TO ENHANCED FIRE DANGER...ESPECIALLY FOR FINE FUELS. This is not good news. There are two fires now burning northeast of Chico, with the Panther fire the larger of the two at over 2000 acres. Smoke is drifting across the Sacramento Valley from these fires. It is tinder dry right now, so please be careful with cigarette butts and any outdoor burning. In fact, outdoor burning is banned, so don't even do it. Let's all be careful out there this weekend!