/O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081014T0000Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 553 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS FOR STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS LOCALLY ABOVE 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE FAIRLY COOL AT THE PRESENT TIME...THE DRY FUELS COMBINED WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS AND NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY POOR... ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WINDS COULD INCREASE YET AGAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING NOW. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE WIND DRIVEN FIRE POTENTIAL THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.Note: In order to comply with National Weather Service safety tests, occasionally this product will display test alerts, which are normally conducted during calm, quiet weather.
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