Into the weekend. Gusty offshore winds will be back by sunday. In fact, we just got word that regional parks in east bay hills will close on sunday due to dangerous fire weather conditions. Likely some of the strongest offshore winds we have seen so far. Fire season a big concern we are watching this closely. A fire weather watch in effect from 11 am sunday through 11 am tuesday for the areas in yellow. East bay hills, diablo range and Santa Cruz Mountains are all under a fire weather watch which will be upgraded into a red flag warning. We are talking gust 60, 70 Miles Per Hour especially in the Higher Elevations with humidity values down to the Single Digits and the teens. We also have a high wind watch sunday 4 pm until monday at 10 am for the entire bay area because of the strong winds, possible downed trees and power lines. We will talk more about this in detail coming up. Pg e is warning more power shutoffs are possible sunday through tuesday because of the high fire danger. So f
Tracking the strong winds, the peak wind gust with the offshore went 50 to 60 miles an hour earlier this morning, mount st. Helena, mount diablo gusting wind gusts of 63 miles an hour. Mount hood 39 and 38 milean hour wind gusts at the oakland hills. Because of the dusty offshore winds, low relative humidity values, a big concern with the red flag warning that remains in effect now through 11 00 a. M. Tomorrow for all the areas highlighted in red. The northbay and east bay mountains, Santa Cruz Mountains under the red flag morning. We continue to watch humidity levels drop throughout the day today into tomorrow. That is why we are talking about the extreme fire danger. Also looking at dangerously hot temperatures. Likely record breaking highs today into tomorrow which is why the heat advisory for the bay area in effect today and tomorrow. We look at daytimes highs 20 degrees above average this time of year. I can let you know what to expect in your neighborhood coming up in a few minut
Conditions. At least eight people have died and more than 1. 4 million acres have burned. And weve learned there are four burn patients being treated at u. C. Davis medical center. And we want you to take a look at these pictures. Santa cruz sheriffs deputies need your help catching a man suspected of stealing a firefighters wallet while he was battling the flames. Heres a look at the largest wildfires burning in the bay area right now. Lightning sparked them a week ago, and they torched an area greater than the size of rhode island. In the north bay, the lmu lightning complex is proveding to be challenging for firefighters tonight. Sky 7 was overhead the wall bridge fire near water springs road in Sonoma County this afternoon. You can see the difficult terrain crews are facing. So far the lnu lightning complex, containment is rising and currently at 25 . So its a bitten couraging here tonight. Abc7 News Reporter j. R. Stone is following the story and joins us live from healdsburg toni
Ago, and they torched an area greater than the size of rhode island. In the north bay, the lmu lightning complex is proveding to be challenging for firefighters tonight. Sky 7 was overhead the wall bridge fire near water springs road in Sonoma County this afternoon. You can see the difficult terrain crews are facing. So far the lnu lightning complex, containment is rising and currently at 25 . So its a bitten couraging here tonight. Abc7 News Reporter j. R. Stone is following the story and joins us live from healdsburg tonight. J. R. , what does it look like tonight . Reporter dan and ama ama it is much more humid than it had been. Winds have died down in this location. Those firefighters out there tell me that is helping with the fire fight. Still, though, you can see directly behind me the c. H. P. Officer still has this area closed off. We are only around one or two miles from heavy smoke and a fire. Flames shooting into the air monday evening in the hills northwest of healdsburg ne
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