...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

.DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF
THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL BE LOW WITH POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES. WILDLAND FUELS BELOW 2000 FEET ARE GENERALLY NEAR OR
BELOW THE SEASONAL AVERAGE AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID SPREAD OF
FIRE.



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
213, 215, 216, 217, 263, 264, 266, AND 279...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT
SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM DAYTIME HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT WITH
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES OF 30 TO 40 PERCENT, LOCALLY LOWER.

* HIGHEST THREAT...WESTERN SIDE OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS, BELOW 2000 FEET, WHERE THE HIGHEST WIND
GUSTS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...ANY GRASS 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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