Red Flag Warning for Saturday

Very low humidity and strong gusty winds expected most of Saturday, with winds slightly weakening Sunday.

Posted Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 6:44 pm PT|Updated Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 6:54 pm PT

The National Weather Service on Friday issued a red flag warning for inland valleys and mountains, to extend from 2 a.m to 6 p.m. Saturday.

A red flag warning means that "critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly" according to the Weather Service.

Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 65 mph, are expected.

Winds are anticipated to weaken rapidly Saturday night but dry, warm weather will continue into Sunday.

Very low humidity is the foundation for the red flag warning. Humidity is expected to drop to 5 percent on Saturday.

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