LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Fall is officially under way, but there are still concerns about fire danger, with the National Weather Service issuing a fire weather watch for portions of Northern California including Lake County due to winds forecast over the next several days.
The agency said the watch is in effect from 2 p.m. Saturday through 5 a.m. Tuesday.
A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur, the National Weather Service said.
The forecast calls for gusty northerly or offshore winds to develop with warming and
drying conditions beginning Saturday over the region – with high winds particularly expected over the Sacramento Valley and southern Lake County.
The winds are then expected to expand southeastward late Sunday across portions of the Sierra Nevada, continuing through Monday night.
Forecasters said the combination of offshore winds and dry day and night air mass may generate critical fire weather conditions. Low daytime humidity of 12 to 20 percent with minimal humidity recovery overnight also is anticipated.
The specific Lake County forecast calls for clear condition and cooler daytime and nighttime temperatures this weekend and into next week.
Daytime temperatures across Lake County on Saturday are forecast to be in the high 70s, rising to the low 80s on Sunday and then into the high 80s through Thursday. Nighttime lows are expected to range from the high 40s into the mid 50s in that same timeframe.
The forecast calls for light winds in the Lakeport area and higher winds particularly in the south county, where north and north northeast winds are forecast to range up to 21 miles per hour – with up to 31-mile-per-hour gusts – on Saturday and 15 miles per hour on Saturday night, with gusts of up to 23 miles per hour.
On Sunday, winds are expected to continue, ranging up to around 16 miles per hour during the day, with gusts of up to 24 miles per hour, according to the forecast. At night, the winds are forecast to range between 10 and 14 miles per hour, with gusts of up to 21 miles per hour.
Weather condition updates will be posted as they become available.
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National Weather Service issues fire weather watch for Lake County, other parts of Northern California
- Elizabeth Larson
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