Red Flag Warning 10/4 – 10/5
Please be careful and report any fire activity by calling 911. If phone service is not available use your radios on CMD31 or CMD31D if the repeater is down or you cannot reach the repeater. Everyone please monitor CMD31.
From https://www.weather.gov/mtr/
Hot and dry conditions with little to no relief at night will continue through early Saturday. Periodic offshore flow (north to northeast winds) will occur both day and night. Additionally, fuel moistures remain critically low. As a result, Red Flag conditions will continue for the higher elevations of the Santa Cruz Mountains, East Bay Hills, and Central Coast through Saturday morning.
The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a Red Flag Warning for critically dry fuels, low humidity, and breezy winds, which is in effect until 9 AM PDT Saturday.
- AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 512 Santa Cruz Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 514 Eastern Santa Clara Hills, Fire Weather Zone 515 East Bay Hills, Fire Weather Zone 517 Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 518 Mountains of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County including Pinnacles National Park.
- TIMING…Now through 9 AM Saturday
- WINDS…North to Northeast 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
- RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Upper single digits to 25 percent both day and night.
- IMPACTS…The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity. Outdoor burning is not recommended and follow local burn bans.
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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
