Fire Weather Watch: SF. Bay Area, East Bay Hills and Mount Diablo Range

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Fire Weather Watch: SF. Bay Area, East Bay Hills and Mount Diablo Range

FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST BAY HILLS FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND OFFSHORE WINDS

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

SF. Bay Area, East Bay Hills and Mount Diablo Range

UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA NEXT WEEK	Actual/Future/Unknown/Possible
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
Alert sent at 05:25 PDT on 2009-09-19

FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST BAY HILLS FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND OFFSHORE WINDS	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
Update sent at 04:51 PDT on 2009-09-19

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND OFFSHORE WINDS	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
Update sent at 04:51 PDT on 2009-09-19

EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY	Actual/Future/Unknown/Possible
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
Alert sent at 04:09 PDT on 2009-09-19

LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
Update sent at 02:48 PDT on 2009-09-19

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Saturday, September 19, 2009