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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
1024 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, EAST BAY HILLS, AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF
CENTRAL COAST...

.Hot and dry conditions with little to no relief at night will
continue through early Saturday. Periodic offshore flow (north to
northeast winds) will occur both day and night. Additionally,
fuel moistures remain critically low. As a result, Red Flag
conditions will continue for the higher elevations of the Santa
Cruz Mountains, East Bay Hills, and Central Coast through
Saturday morning.

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Santa Cruz Mountains-Eastern Santa Clara Hills-East Bay Hills-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
Mountains of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County
including Pinnacles National Park-
1024 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR
CRITICALLY DRY FUELS, LOW HUMIDITY, BREEZY WINDS FOR SANTA CRUZ
MOUNTAINS, EAST BAY HILLS, AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL COAST...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 512 Santa Cruz Mountains,
  Fire Weather Zone 514 Eastern Santa Clara Hills, Fire Weather
  Zone 515 East Bay Hills, Fire Weather Zone 517 Santa Lucia
  Mountains and Los Padres National Forest and Fire Weather Zone
  518 Mountains of San Benito County And Interior Monterey
  County including Pinnacles National Park.

* TIMING...Now through 9 AM Saturday

* WINDS...North 5 mph or less.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.

* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can
  cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity. Outdoor
  burning is not recommended and follow local burn bans.

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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