Devastating fire. Once this wind event is over power will be then restored in phases starting on monday night through tuesday night so some people could be without power until tuesday evening all right we have Team Coverage on tonights wind event kron fours gayle ong is live in the east bay where winds are picking up tonight. We will have the latest from her location. In just a moment we want to start now with meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez who was monitoring the areas that are under the wind advisories. Winds are whipping across the east bay right now for theresa yeah thats right justine and and in fact the gusty as winds that ive seen all day and all night long happening right now for those of you in the north bay. And its going to continue to peek through 4 oclock for your monday morning and were seeing sustained winds in the 20 to 30 mile per hour range with gusts reported in the valleys at 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour highest peaks already seeing wind gusts at 60 to 70 Miles Per Hour.
That all cities from santa rosa down to santa cruz and gilroy are under a red flag warning tonight, coastal regions, Santa Cruz Mountains and lower valleys are also under a redflag warning but that runs through 11 oclock tomorrow morning. Pg e has already turned off the power to 225,000 customers across the state with 136,000 more expected to lose power at some point tonight and the power is already off in the north bay. The areas marked here in purple that with that triangle thats the places that have already lost power pg e is turning off the power because the wind gusts could knock over a power line and start another devastating fire. Once this wind event is over power will be restored in phases. Starting monday night through tuesday night. And we have Team Coverage of tonights events kron fours gayle ong is live for us now in the east bay, where the winds have just started to pick up. Well have the latest from her in just a few moments. But first want to check in with meteorologist
And friday really in the midst of it as winds begin to pick up. I mean theres one telltale sign of the winds right there is why are your Center Towers shot waving a bit back and forth and what is otherwise a really beautiful view. Fire weather with red flag warnings in effect now all the way through friday at 11 00am for upper elevations of the Santa Cruz Mountains nearly all of the east bay once you head into the east bay mountains in the inland valleys and then across the north bay to winds, especially in the north bay going to be gusting into a 50 mile per hour range at times. Winds already picked up compared to earlier this morning atlas peak vacaville, petaluma among some breezy spots winds will gradually increase on into the afternoon today you see that areas like vacaville in petaluma as well as down into the south bay at the tonight into tomorrow morning will be the breezy us tough conditions. This is thursday morning at 04 45am right here likely before youre getting up youll h
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
Higher fire danger yet again we may be. Well into fall now, but as we know in the bay area that doesnt mean youre out of the woods as far as the fire danger is concerned especially not this week. Us clear skies all across the bay, San Francisco east bay looking beautiful, it is a lovely start to the day. I hope you get out there enjoy the cooler temperatures. Well weve got them, we are already in the midst of red flag warnings those took effect 05 00am this morning for the Santa Cruz Mountains all of the inland east bay and pretty much all the north bay aside from the immediate coastline. Winds will begin to gust as high as 45 Miles Per Hour, especially into the evening tonight thats when these winds really going to start picking up even more so already breezy for spots in the north bay by the afternoon even breezier yet and then come the middle of the night vacaville outlets p calistoga winds 2030 even 40 Miles Per Hour. Regularly for your gusts peak, wind gusts could amount to 50 mil