Red Flag Warning Issued For Marin County: NWS

MARIN COUNTY, CA – Fire weather conditions are expected to return this week in Marin County, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a red flag warning for the North Bay.

The red flag warning will be in effect from noon Wednesday until 4 p.m. Thursday for the North Bay mountains and other parts of the Bay Area. The affected area includes both the lower and higher terrain areas of Marin, Napa, Sonoma and East Bay counties.

A combination of strong offshore winds with ridgetop gusts up to 60 miles per hour and low relative humidity ranging from 10 to 20 percent is expected in the region, according to the National Weather Service. Any fires that develop have the potential to spread rapidly, weather officials said.

Despite the weather conditions, there are no planned PG&E Public Safety Power Shutdowns anticipated in Marin.

However, the following land-use restrictions are in effect for the Marin Municipal Water District, Mount Tamalpais State Park, Marin County Open Space District, and the Point Reyes National Seashore during the red flag conditions:

• Closures at Sky Oaks, Natalie Coffin Green Park (Ross), and Leo Cronin Parking Lot, MMWD
• Mount Vision Road, Inverness (National Park Service)
• All open burning and burn permits are suspended on public lands.
• Closures to Mount Tamalpais State Park: Roads north of Panoramic Highway are closed to motor vehicle traffic on Pantoll Road and Ridgecrest Boulevard. All park use permits north of Panoramic Highway are suspended, including filming.