The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for parts of the Bay Area as hot, dry winds gusting up to 60 mph are forecast to arrive Thursday night.
The weather service announced the red flag warning will go into effect starting at 10 p.m. Thursday and last until 11 a.m. on Friday for parts of Sonoma and Napa counties. Winds in the North Bay are expected to reach about 20 to 40 mph, but at higher elevations, wind gusts could reach 60 mph. The weather is also forecast to be dry, with humidity unlikely to surpass 20% overnight while vegetation remains “critically dry.”
“Rapid fire spread is possible given the combination of gusty northerly winds and very dry overnight conditions,” read the weather service forecast discussion. Red flag warnings are issued when weather conditions can result in a fire that “may become life-threatening.”…