Sacramento, CA…The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a Red Flag Fire Warning. Gusty northerly or offshore winds over the northern and western Sacramento Valley and adjacent foothills will redevelop again tonight into portions of the Sierra Nevada, continuing through early Wednesday morning. The combination of offshore winds
and dry airmass are expected to bring critical fire weather conditions.

Red Flag Warning
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
356 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2017

…CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING…

.Gusty northerly or offshore winds over the northern and western
Sacramento Valley and adjacent foothills will redevelop again
this tonight into portions of the Sierra Nevada, continuing
through early Wednesday morning. The combination of offshore winds
and dry airmass are expected to bring critical fire weather
conditions.

CAZ213-215>218-220-221-263-264-266>269-279-270000-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170927T1400Z/
Eastern Portion of Shasta/Trinity NF-
Northern Sacramento Valley to Southern Tehama County Line Below
1000 Ft-
Central Sacramento Valley in Glenn, Colusa, Yuba, Northern
Sutter, and Butte County Below 1000 Ft-
Southern Sacramento Valley in Yolo-
Sacramento Far Western Placer, southern Sutter and Solano County
Below 1000 Ft-Carquinez Strait and Delta-
Southern Motherlode From 1000 to 3000 Ft. Includes portions of
Calaveras-Tuolumne Unit-Stanislaus NF West of the Sierra Crest-
Southeast Edge Shasta-Trinity NF and Western Portions of Tehama-
Glenn Unit-Lake County Portion of Lake-Napa-Sonoma Unit-
Northern Sierra Foothills from 1000 to 3000 Ft. Includes portions
of Shasta-Trinity and Butte Units-
Northern Motherlode From 1000 to 3000 Ft. Includes portions of
Nevada-Yuba-Placer-Amador and ElDorado Units-
Northern Sierra Including Lassen NP and Plumas and Lassen NF/S
West of the Sierra Crest (West of Evans Peak-Grizzly Peak-
Beckworth Peak)-
Northern Sierra Including the Tahoe and ElDorado NF/S West of the
Sierra Crest-Eastern Mendocino NF-
356 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2017

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213, 215,
216, 217, 218, 220, 221, 263, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, AND 279…

* WIND…Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts 20 to 25 mph
through the northern and western portions of the Sacramento
Valley and locally stronger through aligned canyons and over
exposed ridges. Strongest foothill/mountain winds expected
during overnight and morning hours.

* HUMIDITY…Daytime humidity of 10 to 20 percent with the main
concern being poor humidity recovery overnight.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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