The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning urging people in the San Francisco Bay Area to prepare for dangerously strong offshore winds that will cause fires to spread rapidly.
on Saturday urging people in the San Francisco Bay Area to prepare for dangerously strong offshore winds as well as critically low humidity that will cause fires to spread rapidly. The warning is in effect through to Morning morning.
Officials warned that the severe winds, with some gusts possibly reaching up to 80 miles per hour, will be the strongest of the year so far and the worst since the Wine Country Fires in 2017. They will also cause the Kincade fire to spread rapidly. "This event looks to be the strongest since the 2017 Wine Country fires and potentially a historic event given the strength and duration of the winds," the warning said."Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Any active fires such as the Kincade fire will also spread rapidly."
They also warned that the strong winds could lead to widespread power outages and could blow down trees and power lines. According to NWS:"Another offshore wind event will develop Saturday night and into Sunday. This event looks to be the strongest of this year and since the 2017 Wine Country Fires. Strong northeast winds will only slowly ease Sunday afternoon with moderate to locally gusty winds persisting through Monday morning. This will be a long duration and potentially extreme wind event across the North Bay. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
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