...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH 9 PM PDT TONIGHT...

.GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WIND COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO
PREVENT NEW FIRE STARTS. WIND DECREASES IN MOST AREAS BY TONIGHT,
WITH LIGHTER WIND EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213, 215,
216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 263, 266, 267, 268, 269, AND 279...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219,
220, 221, 263, 266, 267, 268, 269, AND 279.

* WIND...NORTH TO EAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
FAVORED GAPS AND CANYONS.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM DAYTIME HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 20 PERCENT.
MAXIMUM OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY BETWEEN 15 AND 40 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS WILDFIRES ARE ALREADY OCCURRING. EXTREME
FIRE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE EXERCISED TO PREVENT ANY
ADDITIONAL FIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WIND EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN
CASCADES AND SIERRA NEVADA, AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS, AND ALONG
THE WEST SIDE OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. WIND DECREASES IN MOST
AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WIND, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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