Fuel to an already historic fire season. We do have Team Coverage. Of the fire danger and also the potential for power shutoffs for so many pg e customers across the bay area, well start now with our meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez shes in the Weather Center were tracking. The latest weather conditions for us for sunday. Were really worried about the a presa yeah and we definitely should be just stayed in jonathan, especially when we see sustained winds 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour our valleys could actually see gusts upwards of 55 Miles Per Hour even throughout the coast as well with the strongest gusty as winds. No surprise our highest peaks, north bay mountains east bay hills and diablo range. Could see near category one Hurricane Force winds at around 70 Miles Per Hour on the eve of the oneyear anniversary of the kincade fire. So prime fire season, a peak of high fire season here in the bay area. Thats when the wind advisory going into effect for everyone in the bay area sunday afternoo
When we talk about fire danger, that means there is a red flag warning. For a look at who exactly is affected and when the winds will pick up lets get to francis. We have a red flag warning in effect. Its first going to hit the north bay mountains and east bay hills tomorrow at 11 00 in the morning and spreads to the rest of the bay area for the coast and the rest of the lower elevations by 8 00 tomorrow. Winds will be from the northnortheast, so this is try land breeze, will bring humidity down into single digits. Gusts up to 50 Miles Per Hour around the bay and even near 70 Miles Per Hour over the Higher Elevations and ridges. So this is extreme fire weather conditions. Youll want to secure your Outdoor Furniture and everything can you to be prepared. It will peak into monday morning. Now pg e is warning hundreds of thousands of customers across Northern California they may lose power tomorrow. We have high confidence this will be the strongest diablo and fire weather so far. We have
The bay area. Unhealthy air for portions of the north bay closer to the glass fire. Thats the reason why the spare the area alert is in effect for today. Going to take you hour by hour. Through your day today and actually as we look to the end of the week with the rain chances, we will let you know the latest on the weather model runs through the end of the week. Lets check in with gianna or for the latest. Good morning. Good morning. Its getting busy if you are getting ready to go out of tracy. In to the livermore valley. We have a little crowded. You have delays on 205. It extends to grant line, maybe just around north flynn on the yellow zone with the 30 minute drive time to 680. This is our slowest spots other than this. Everything else is quiet. Easy ride. Golden gate bridge. No delays on the san mateo bridge. Its an easy 13 minute ride over to 101. The bay bridge in the next report. Going live now to Salt Lake City. The Vice President ial candidates will take the stage tonight to
Wildfires. Now at 10 oclock the bay area and Northern California just hours away from seeing potential Hurricane Force winds. The threat now causing extreme fire danger. And another round of power shut offs from pg and e thats where we begin this saturday night at 10 oclock here on kron 4 news. Thanks so much for joining us. Im Jonathan Mccall and im justine waldman. It is dry, theres very low humidity and the winds are going to whip that adding even more fuel to an already historic fire season. We have Team Coverage tonight on the fire danger and the power shut offs will start with meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez whos standing by with the latest on the fire danger this weekend. Yeah thats right just cnn jonathan all eyes will be not just on our hills but also our valleys and coast. Everyone in the bay area will be impacted by this upcoming wind storm and we do have a wind advisory going into effect sunday afternoon through monday morning most of us will see sustained winds at 20 to 35
We have Team Coverage on the fire danger and the power shut off tonight. Well start with kron fours dan thorn, hes live for us now in berkeley with more on the warning thats gone up for people to evacuate. Thats right just seen the high fire danger and the potential power shut offs here in berkeley. Our focus primarily on the area east of claremont and also on panorama kill but people all across the greater east bay are also getting themselves prepared in case they to lose power. As extreme fire danger threatens areas across the east bay, including the Berkeley Hills residents are getting prepared. We have go backs. People turned out bags with maybe theyre important couple important and you need extra classes, you met him over there for mary and fred been remembers the 1991 firestorm and hopes sundays wind event doesnt get out of control city officials are asking people to consider evacuating from the hills preemptively warning of potential wild fires and blocked roads we want folks to