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San Diego to Go Under Red Flag Warning as Fires Scorch State

Posted by Debbie L. Sklar on November 10, 2018 in Life | 524 Views
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A fire danger sign with the iconic Smokey Bear. Image courtesy Centers for Disease Control

The San Diego region is set to be under a red flag warning from Sunday through Tuesday amid fires raging elsewhere in the state, the National Weather Service said Saturday.

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The warning, which means Santa Ana winds, dry brush and low humidity levels were expected to put the region at a heightened risk for wildfire, will last from 6 a.m. Sunday to 5 p.m. Tuesday, the weather service said.

The red flag warning also affects Orange, western Riverside and southwestern San Bernardino counties.

Northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph — with gusts up to 50 mph in most areas and up to 70 mph below passes and canyons — were predicted for the area. Humidity was expected to be around 5 to 10 percent for most of the region.

The winds will become strongest Monday and Tuesday, with the area north of Oceanside and a corridor between Encinitas and La Jolla especially at risk for strong gusts, forecasters said.

Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly, the weather service said, and outdoor burning was discouraged.

Los Angeles and Ventura counties, where the Woolsey and Hill fires have destroyed at least 150 homes and forced the evacuations of more than 200,000 people, were already under a red flag warning that was set to continue until Tuesday. And parts of Northern California, where the Camp Fire has scorched more than 100,000 acres and leveled the town of Paradise, were to be under a similar red flag warning from Saturday night through Monday morning.

–City News Service

San Diego to Go Under Red Flag Warning as Fires Scorch State was last modified: November 11th, 2018 by Debbie L. Sklar

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