Pg e did an ounce it is cutting power to 386,000 customers across northern california, starting tomorrow. Including nearly 100,000 here in the bay area, they say this is the biggest event of the year. The National Weather service has issued two overlapping red flag warnings for the bay area, the first goes into effect at 11 00 tomorrow morning, the second one starts at 8 00 p. M. , at that point, the entire bay area region will be under that warning, the National Weather Service Today also upgraded its high wind watch to a high wind advisory, starting at 4 00 p. M. Tomorrow. We have Live Team Coverage of the fire danger, greg liggins tells us how fire crews and people around the bay area are getting ready. Mark tamayo is catching those conditions. Over the past several weeks, we have had several red flags fire warnings, this one has been in a league of its own, extreme conditions with not only strong, gusty winds, also very dry conditions, and we are not just targeting a few isolated p
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
Danger that continues to just be here with us. Half moon bay other coastal areas on the peninsula and upper elevations of the Santa Cruz Mountains all of the inland east bay, all of us a in lake countys most of napa and then upper elevations of sonoma and marin counties all these areas affected by red flag warnings now extended through tomorrow night as winds gust as high as 40 Miles Per Hour in some of these areas and its not just the winds, but also the very low humidity to our current temperatures right now actually looking pretty comfortable id say get outside enjoy this morning before another warm afternoon around the corner right now were in the 50s 60s with one exception near santa rosa. At 49 degrees currently so your forecast today again going to be warm and again going to be windy course we need to know what traffic is looking like though still a little bit early i think for most of busy spots but where we sit right now robin the earlier folks can get out there the better job
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