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Orinda Police Department
Friday October 16th, 2020 :: 10:12 a.m. PDT

Advisory

Red Flag Warning Extended until 6 PM 10/16

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
 
RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 506 AND 510...
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 506 AND 510.
 
* WIND...North to northeast winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts of 20 to
  30 mph. Winds will diminish by late Friday morning.
 
* HUMIDITY...Daytime humidity values will drop as low as 8 to 18
  percent with little to very limited nighttime recoveries.
 
* HIGHEST THREAT...Valleys of Napa County and Interior Sonoma
  County above 500 feet.
 
* IMPACTS...Any fires that start will likely spread rapidly due
  to the combination of dry fuels, strong and gusty north-
  northeasterly winds, and very low humidities.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
 

Address/Location
Orinda Police Department
22 Orinda Way
Orinda, CA 94563

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 925-254-6820

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