Officials said high winds and dry conditions will lead to greater fire risk this weekend. A wind advisory was issued along the Bay Area coastline Saturday afternoon.
KTVU's Rosemary Orozco said to expect a windy weekend. Much of Northern California will be on alert amid extremely dry conditions. Expect a wind advisory along the coastline this afternoon.Officials said high winds and dry conditions will lead to greater fire risk this weekend.
A wind advisory was issued for the Bay Area Saturday afternoon. The high winds could easily knock over branches and trees that would down power lines and threaten thousands of people in their homes, especially near Napa, officials said. "You know we could have a repeat of an Atlas fire or other similar fire catastrophes," said Napa County Emergency Services Director Kerry Whitney.
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