The National Weather Service sent out an urgent warning Wednesday morning about strong winds expected in the San Francisco Bay Area — and in particular the East Bay Hills — cautioning that any “structure fire of wildfire could be difficult to suppress.” Read the full text of the warning here:
...WINDY WEATHER DEVELOPING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... HIGH WIND WARNINGS GO INTO EFFECT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS AND THEN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. EVEN THOUGH THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BLOW IN THE HILLS SOME OF THE WIND GUSTS WILL MIX DOWN BELOW 1000 FEET AND TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. THEREFORE WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL LOCATIONS BELOW 1000 FEET IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTY FOR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. CAZ511-010115- /O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111202T0200Z/ EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 908 AM PST WED NOV 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: A PROLONGED AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND EVENT WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGES AND PEAKS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS NOT TIED DOWN MAY BLOW AROUND. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS. ANY STRUCTURE FIRE OR WILDFIRE COULD BE DIFFICULT TO SUPPRESS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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