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Oct 10, 2008 1:08 pm US/Pacific

Wind Alert, Red Flag Fire Warning For Bay Area

 Nat'l Weather Service: Regional Wind Advisory

 CBS 5 WeatherCenter: Current Conditions & Forecast

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / BCN) ― A Wind Advisory and a Red Flag Warning - indicating extreme fire weather conditions - were in effect until Saturday for much of the Bay Area, according to the National Weather Service.

The Wind Advisory for the entire San Francisco Bay region was in place until 5 a.m. Saturday, with winds expecting to reach speeds of 35-39 mph and gusts possibly reaching 45-57 mph, according to the weather service.

The Red Flag Warning was set in place due to the strong winds and low relative humidity, which increases the risk of fire. That warning was expected to remain in place until 6 p.m. Saturday, the weather service said.

The warning affects San Francisco, the North Bay, the coastal peninsula, the East Bay, the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Santa Clara Valley and Monterey County.

(© CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Bay City News contributed to this report.)

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