Fire Weather

.FIRE WEATHER…AS OF 1:32 PM WEDNESDAY…WATCHES HAVE BEEN
UPGRADED TO RED FLAG WARNINGS. WARNING FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY
HILLS GOES INTO EFFECT AT 11 PM AND RUNS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

WARNING FOR THE SANTA CRUZ MTNS…MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO HILLS
STARTS THURSDAY AT 1 PM AND ALSO CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

WARNING IS TIMED TO START WHEN THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
IMPACT THE NAPA HILLS AND THEN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE NORTH
AND EAST BAY HILLS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. RH VALUES WILL
START OUT MOIST/HIGH INITIALLY BUT SOME CONCERN THAT WINDS COULD
BE STRONGER THAN FORECAST IN FAVORABLE SINKING REGION OF COLD
ADVECTION. FREQUENT WINDS GUSTS 30-45 MPH WITH A NORTHEAST AND DRY
DIRECTION. RH VALUES WILL LOWER THROUGH THE DAY AS WILL WINDS.
WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING BUT
WONT BE AS STRONG WHILE RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. WARM TO HOT AND
DRY FRIDAY WITH EASING OFFSHORE WINDS BY AFTERNOON.