Red Flag Warning Extends Into Santa Cruz Mountains

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — The Santa Cruz Mountains and East Bay hills are now under a red flag warning, which is set to be in place from 1 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

The red flag warning — which indicates wildfire could spread rapidly amid the period of dry, warm, windy weather — previously expired Friday and covered the North Bay Mountains, where the Glass Fire had scorched nearly 57,000 acres as of Thursday morning.

NWS forecast residents could expect 10 to 20 mph wind gusts, with 20 to 30 mph wind gusts possible in higher elevations.

Much of the Bay Area was under a heat advisory through 8 p.m. Thursday, with the possibility of temperatures up to 105 degrees.

Rolling blackouts were possible Thursday across the Golden State due to an anticipated increase in air conditioning and power use.

Read: Rolling Blackouts Possible Thursday

See which areas are impacted below:

Red Flag Warnings now in effect through early Saturday morning for the North Bay Mountains (#GlassIncident), East Bay Hills & Diablo Range, Santa Cruz Mountains and Los Padres National Forest (#DolanFire). Fire safety tips: https://t.co/yEnrNE8qjk #CAwx #BayAreaWX pic.twitter.com/fVSUzVPulA
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) October 1, 2020