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The National Weather Service forecast for the greater San Francisco Bay Area for Thursday calls for mostly sunny skies, with breezy conditions in some areas at night.
The weather service issued a Red Flag Warning, which will be in effect from 11 p.m. Thursday until 5 p.m. Saturday because of winds of 25-35 mph with isolated gusts of up to 65 mph in higher terrains.
An inside slider, or an event caused by a northerly weather system that will bring hot and dry winds. Areas affected are San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma coastal ranges, North Bay Interior Mountains, North Bay Interior Valleys, the San Francisco Bay Shoreline, the San Francisco Peninsula Coast, East Bay Interior Valleys, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara Valley including San Jose, Eastern Santa Clara Hills, East Bay Hills, and Northern Monterey Bay.
On Thursday, Daytime highs will be mostly in the upper 50s to 60s on the coast, high 60s to 70s around the bay, and 70s inland. Overnight lows will be in the upper 40s to 50s.
The California Office of Emergency Services is partnering with local fire agencies to pre-position crews around the Bay Area.
Cal OES is sending teams to Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, as well as Santa Cruz, Tehama, Lake, Tuolumne and Glenn counties.
According to a social media post from the Alameda County Fire Department, crews will be deployed in the county from 8 a.m. Thursday until 8 p.m. Saturday and a spokesperson said a strike team, including Fremont fire personnel, was meeting up in Castro Valley Thursday morning.
The crews consist of various types of equipment and specialists, including extra dispatchers, water tankers, fire trucks, hand crews, command staff and bulldozers for the duration of the weather event.
People are encouraged to sign up for emergency alerts via calalerts.org, pack a “go bag” with essential items in case of evacuations, make an emergency plan and map out multiple emergency routes out of their area.
During the Red Flag Warning, PG&E is warning that up to 28,000 customers across several counties may have their power shut off for safety reasons starting Thursday.
