The East Bay hills are among areas of Northern California covered by a red flag warning, indicating heightened wildfire danger.
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The warning issued by the National Weather Service runs from 11 p.m. Wednesday to 9 a.m. Thursday in the area shown in red on the map above. Wednesday’s high temperatures there are expected to be around 90, with winds gusting to 30 mph, the agency said.
Residents of the warning area are advised to be prepared to take immediate action if a fire starts.
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Parts of the North Bay will also be under a red flag warning. PG&E issued a notice of a possible Public Safety Power Shutoff in areas of Sonoma, Napa and Solano counties from Wednesday night to Thursday afternoon.
The Putah Fire, which started Monday east of Lake Berryessa, had burned 869 acres as of Tuesday night and was 25% contained. Highway 128 was closed for more than a day and reopened Tuesday night.
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