isnt this just a normal, "windy day"?
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 507 AND 511...THE NORTH AND
EAST BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET.
* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY ACROSS HIGHER RIDGES
AND PEAKS.
* HUMIDITY...DAYTIME MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE TEENS AND
AS LOW AS THE SINGLE DIGITS BY THURSDAY. VERY POOR OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES...ONLY TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* HIGHEST THREAT...ALL PORTIONS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS
WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AREAS
OF GREATEST CONCERN MAY BE REFINED AS THE EVENT DRAWS CLOSER.
THE TIME PERIOD OF GREATEST CONCERN IS LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.