Weather Awareness – Red Flag Warning Issued for North Bay Hills This Weekend

Posted on May 7, 2021


OffShore Wind Event

National Weather Service Red Flag Warning Area

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of the Bay Area including the North Bay Hills in effect from 11:00 p.m. tonight (Friday) to 6:00 a.m. Monday due to forecasted dry offshore winds out of the northeast, low humidity and dryer than normal vegetation.

Wind speeds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts 40-50 mph in the hills and gusts 30-45 mph in the red flag area. Read the full warning from the National Weather Service.

Reminder –  CalFire LNU has suspended all burn permits within the SRA (State Responsibility Areas) of Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Colusa, Yolo and Solano Counties as of May 1st – read the press release. Learn how to prepare for and prevent wildfires at www.readyforwildfire.org.

As always, please make sure that you are signed up for SoCo & Nixle alerts and are prepared in case of an emergency, learn more on our Emergency Preparedness page.

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