LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – More dry and unseasonably warm conditions forecast across the region have led to the issuance of another red flag warning.
The National Weather Service has issued the red flag warning, which will be in effect from 2 p.m. Thursday to 8 p.m. Friday.
The agency said a red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions – including strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures – are either occurring now or will shortly, and can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
At the same time, California ISO, the agency that operates the state’s energy grid, is calling a statewide flex alert for power conservation between 3 and 10 p.m. Thursday.
The forecast calls for north to northwest winds of 10 to 20 miles per hour that will become gusty – with gusts of up to 25 miles per hour – Thursday afternoon through Friday evening across southern Mendocino County and portions of western and southern Lake County.
“Those winds combined with afternoon humidity values in the teens, poor overnight humidity recoveries, warm temperatures, and dry vegetation will yield a critical fire weather threat,” the National Weather Service said.
In the specific Lake County, forecasters said temperatures will be close to the century mark on Friday, with nighttime temperatures in the high 50s.
Over the weekend, temperatures will drop into the high 80s and nighttime temperatures will be in the mid to high 50s, the forecast said.
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National Weather Service issues new red flag warning for Thursday, Friday
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