Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Areas Affected: North Bay Interior Mountains; East Bay Hills
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 10:33pm PDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 10:33pm PDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 9:00am PDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 11:00pm PDT
Event Ends: Thursday 9:00am PDT
Issued by: NWS San Francisco CA
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY FOR NORTH BAY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND EAST BAY HILLS... ....Dry and windy conditions combined with some dry vegetation will lead to a critical fire weather threat through Thursday morning... * AFFECTED AREA...East Bay Hills and North Bay Interior Mountains. * TIMING...Until 9 AM PDT Thursday. * WINDS 20 FOOT...Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY...Thursday morning relative humidity of less than 40 percent. * IMPACTS...Extreme fire behavior and rapid rates of spread likely on new and existing wildfires. There will be an increased risk for power outages.
Please advise responding agencies or fire crews in the field of this fire weather alert. Never leave burning debris or camp fires unattended; extinguish them completely. Avoid using equipment or machinery that could create a spark. Secure tow chains to avoid dragging and subsequent sparks. Never toss cigarette butts out of your vehicle's window. Remember, one less spark, one less flame. Familiarize yourself with your emergency plan! Where will you go? How will you get there? Do you have your go kit ready to go? Who will you call to let others know you are safe? Visit ready.gov/plan for more information.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e3520c08323ec60cfa95dc962463f15df6afcca.001.1 Codes: CAZ504, CAZ515 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e3520c08323ec60cfa95dc962463f15df6afcca.001.1