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: Tuesday 6:43pm PDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 6:43pm PDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 6:00am PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 11:00pm PDT
Event Ends: Thursday 9:00am PDT
Issued by: NWS San Francisco CA
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH BAY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND EAST BAY HILLS... ....Hot, dry, and windy conditions combined with mixed vegetation, such as grass, will lead to critical fire weather conditions Wednesday night into Thursday morning... * AFFECTED AREA...East Bay Hills and North Bay Interior Mountains. * TIMING...From 11 PM Wednesday to 9 AM PDT Thursday. * WINDS 20 FOOT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Ridge top wind gusts may exceed 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 12 to 18 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.47771983edc4ed98911598ff1f827e50443e3eac.001.1 Codes: CAZ504, CAZ515 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.47771983edc4ed98911598ff1f827e50443e3eac.001.1