April 9, 2022 - The National Weather Service Sacramento Office reports our earliest springtime Red Flag Warning has been issued for portions of the Sacramento Valley for Saturday morning-Sunday evening due to strong and gusty north winds, very low humidity, and a mosaic of dry fuels.
Please remember to practice fire safety.
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED National Weather Service Sacramento CA 415 AM PDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...Gusty Wind With Low Humidity This Weekend... .Gusty northerly wind combined with low humidity and drier fuels will result in increased fire weather potential this weekend over portions of the Sacrament Valley and Delta area. Cooler showery weather expected next week. CAZ215>218-092300- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0001.220409T1200Z-220411T0000Z/ Northern Sacramento Valley to Southern Tehama County Line Below 1000 Ft- Central Sacramento Valley in Glenn, Colusa, Yuba, Northern Sutter, and Butte County Below 1000 Ft- Southern Sacramento Valley in Yolo- Sacramento Far Western Placer, southern Sutter and Solano County Below 1000 Ft-Carquinez Strait and Delta- 415 AM PDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215, 216, 217, AND 218... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 215, 216, 217, and 218. * WIND...Northerly winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * HUMIDITY...Minimum daytime humidity 5 to 15 percent with poor overnight humidity recoveries of 20 to 35 percent. * GREATEST THREAT...West side of the Sacramento Valley mainly along and west of Interstate 5 and 505. * IMPACTS...Some larger drier swaths of grass in the Sacramento Valley could support rapid fire spread. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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, unseasonably dry fuels, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && Interact with us via social media www.facebook.com/nws.sacramento www.twitter.com/nwssacramento
Source: NWS
