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Monday, June 9, 2008

FIRE WEATHER WATCH - NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
ON TUESDAY EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY.
THE WINDS WILL DECREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE. THEN...ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST OFFSHORE WINDS IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNSET TUESDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS RH RECOVERY WILL BE LESS THAN 30% IN THE HILLS. LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES HAVE REPORTED THAT LIVE AND DEAD FUEL MOISTURES ARE NOW CRITICALLY DRY.
THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS AND WINDY WEATHER WILL CREATE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE NORTH BAY HILLS.

Instruction:
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

Area: NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-

Affected Counties or parts of: San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Marin, Monterey, Contra Costa, Napa, San Benito, Sonoma, Santa Clara, Alameda

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Monday, June 9, 2008

FIRE WEATHER WATCH - NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS

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