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...Wind Advisory remains in effect until 11 am PDT this morning...

* location...mountains of Southern Lake County. Mountains of 
 eastern Shasta County through northern Sierra and adjacent 
 foothills. 

* Timing...through this morning.

* Winds...east to northeast wind 20 to 30 mph with local gusts 50
 to 60 mph over higher ridges and through canyons. Strongest
 winds expected early this morning. 

* Impacts...blowing debris, downed tree branches, and power 
 outages possible. Hazardous driving conditions for small cars 
 and high profile vehicles. 

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of 40 mph are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.


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...Red flag warning remains in effect until 11 PM PDT this
evening for gusty wind and low humidity for fire weather zones
213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 263, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, and 279...

* affected areas...fire weather zones 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 
 263, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, and 279. This includes the 
 mountains of western Shasta County, east slopes of the coastal 
 range including Lake County, foothills and west slopes of the 
 northern Sierra Nevada, and Sacramento Valley including Solano 
 County. 

* Wind...north to east wind 15 to 30 mph with local gusts 40 to 55
 mph, subsiding late this afternoon and evening. Wind strongest 
 over ridges, and through favorably oriented canyons. 

* Humidity...daytime minimum humidity from 5 to 15 percent, with
 widespread poor morning humidity recoveries as low as 15 to 35
 percent.
 
* Impacts...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 
 Outdoor burning is not recommended. Drying wind will lower 
 fuel moisture to below seasonal averages.

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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