Positive in recent years. Horizon before sunrise 4 00 it morning, the covid testing began at the parking lot of the hospital. All employees are being tested for the virus for today because over the past month a total of 14 Staff Members have come down with it. We have periodically had employees come up positive. But never this many in the span of four weeks. The ceo says the hospital has one long term covid patient theyre treating there. They dont know if the Staff Members have been sick from this patient. They dont know if patients have gotten sick from Staff Members. Our experience were having right now, is showing just how dangerous this virus is and how very, very easy it is for anyone in our community to pick it up and become infected. Once the hospital workers are at thed for covid today theyll be fitted for n95 masksment only the staff working with the patients had to wear n95. Now, everyone must wear one. They hope to get the results back from todays test to share them with cou
Is no existence, a marine layer anywhere across the bay, it is Crystal Clear as offshore winds begin to kick up pushing any chance of fog are moist air. Well offshore red flag warnings as i mentioned are already in effect for upper elevations of the Santa Cruz Mountains all of the inland east bay and almost all of the north bay until you had a right to the immediate coastline. Now these will be in effect from friday this or wednesday this morning through friday morning at 11 00am winds gusting as high as 45 Miles Per Hour which is the additional factor here on top of the already dry and warm weather weve seen this week that is sparking up this potential of a fastspreading wildfire. Now winds are already breezy this morning but by no means at our wind is just yet. Winds about 10 Miles Per Hour for much of the north bay at this point well continue to pick up into the afternoon by 03 30pm Vacaville Atlas peak looking at winds gusting from 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour peak, wind gusts and early
Yet another string of high winds dry conditions over the next couple of days. Thanks for being with us at 10 oclock everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis for the north bay mountains, this is the second red flag warning to be issued this week so lets go ahead kick it off here with chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow he is tracking the dangerous weather conditions out there for us laurent boy it is been a long fire season right now theres no end in sight in fact these winds going to be picking up in fact i think these are red flag warnings are in effect so far feel friday but theyre going to be in effect all the way i think until the weekend weve got a series of wind events that are going to be affecting the bay area and boy it is going to howl around parts of the bay area. Look at the winds expected over the Santa Cruz Mountains this between now and friday, the red flag warnings up even along the coastline, 3040 mile an hour wind gusts probably some 50 mile an hour wind gusts o
Power shutoffs. Well have those details and more coming up in just a few moments, but first we want to bring in meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez with more on the fire weather watch. And the impact it will have later on this week risa either jonathan and just seeing and it will primarily impact our north bay mountains specifically those of you in napa county. Could see gusts upwards of 40 Miles Per Hour less starting monday night for wednesday morning dropping relative humidity into the teens as low as 12 at times the same for the northeastern mountains were those of you in Sonoma County so. We are tracking this fire weather watch because it does go into Effect Tomorrow night were getting a little bit of a break from Mother Nature though, thanks to that cool sea breeze noticing some marine layer along the coast and thats really going to help with moisture content even for inland valleys as well for your monday because that cool sea breeze finally going to extend to our inland spots and t
Doors starting tomorrow. For businesses not following Health Orders in San Mateo County. Theyll likely receive a visit from the newly formed covid19 Compliance Team weve seen that there are people out there. Businesses who are not compliant. And so we would were going to go out there again through a team a person team. Theyre going to go to these businesses. Before that people want to call 2, 1, 1, they dont have to leave their first name are lasting. They can report these businesses anonymously and People Living in San Mateo County will also be able to report violations using an online portal on the countys website businesses will receive a notification and warning if theres been a report of noncompliance and their subsequent complaints supervisor david campos says the Complaints Team will complete an onsite investigation businesses can be fined anywhere from 250 to 3,000. And may face criminal prosecution boost too. More operating illegally. Now theres really going to be a penalty. B