Hot Temps – Dry Gusty Winds - Critical Fire Weather

KSBW 8 Meteorologist Art Jarrett has your local forecast.

WITH METEOROLOGIST ART JARRETT.WELL, GOOD MORNING TO YOU ANDHAPPY WINDS-DAY.WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THISALL WEEK NOW ALL ABOUT THIS WARMAIR THAT’S COMING INTO THEFORECAST REGION BREEZY TO GUSTYWINDS OF THE SANTA CRUZMOUNTAINS AS WELL AS AREAS OVERTHE DIABLO RANGE AND NORTHWARD.WELL, WE’RE HERE NOW AND IT’S ANEFFECT RIGHT NOW.WE GET INTO MONTEREY TAKE A LOOKAT WHAT’S HAPPENING OUT THERE 58DEGREES CLEAR SKIES, AND I MEANIT IS GORGEOUS OUT THERE AS FARAS CLEAR SKIES ARE SKIES ARECONCERNED A LOT OF STARGAZINGOUT.WINDS ARE LIGHT CURRENTLY ON MYOVER BY THE AIRPORT MONTEREY 75PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY, BUTTHAT’S GOING TO CHANGE WE HAVEDRIER AIR THAT’S GOING TO BEPUMPING OUT OF THE NORTH ANDNORTHEAST WORKING BACK TO THEFORECAST AREA WIDESPREAD 50SSOME MIXED 60S IN THERE AS WELL.CARMEL VALLEY IS NOW REPORTINGAT 70 DEGREES.WE KNOW NORMALLY OR LAST FEWDAYS.THEY’VE BEEN THE WARM SPOTLATELY AND USUALLY AROUND 68DEGREES.SO A LITTLE BIT WARMER TODAY REDFLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR MOSTAREAS ABOVE THOUSAND FEET, BUTWE’RE GOING TO ALSO SEE SOME OFTHE VALLEYS GET AFFECTED AS WELLWITH THIS YOU’LL SEE THIS IN ASECOND AS W KIND OF MOVE THISTHROUGH YOU’LL SEE THE IT’SCOMING IN FOR THE NORTH BAY THEEAST BAY HILLS AS WELL AS THESANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS.SO WORKING DOWN THE DIABLO SPINEBREEZY TO GUSTY WINDS WILL ENSUEWILL ALSO SEE THOSE WIND’SCOMING OUT OF THE NORTH OVER THESANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS SKIRTINGALONG COASTAL, SAN MATEO COUNTYFROM THE COASTLINE AS WELL.YEAH, THOSE WINDS WILL BEGUSTING UP TO AT LEAST 30 TO 40MILES PER HOUR SUSTAINED WINDS15 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR.LOOK AT THEM.JUST KIND OF MOVE IT ACROSS THEAREA THIS MORNING AS WE GET INTOTHE AFTERNOON AS WELL ANDEVENING HOURS.WE’LL SEE THE WINDS COME BACKAGAIN AS WE GO THROUGH THURSDAYIN THE EVENING AND THEN BEGIN TOPICK UP YET AGAIN COMIN FROMTHE EAST NORTHEAST.WORKING ACROSS THE SANTA CRUZMOUNTAINS RIGHT OVER CORRALITOSAND HEADING OVER TO THEPESCADERO AREA GETTING INTO THESANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS.SO SWIRLING WINDS WE HAVE FOGAND LOW CLOUD ACTIVITY WORKINGALONG THE COASTLINE AS YOU CANSEE, BUT IT IS GETTING MIX OUTBECAUSE IT’S EXPERIENCING WINSOUT OF 20 MILES PER HOUR WITHGUSTS TO 30 AND THE OUTERWATERS.WE HAVE DRY CONDITIONS OVERCALIFORNIA, AND IT’S ONLY GOINGTO GET DRY OVER THE NEXT FEWDAYS.SO BEAR THAT IN MIND THE HEATWILL CONTINUE TO PICK UP AS WEGO THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OFDAYS WORKING THROUGH THEFORECAST AREA.YOU CAN SEE ALL THAT HEAT COMINGOUT OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST ANDAS IT DOES YOU’RE TO SEE THEBREEZIER WINDS CONTINUE TOWORKING IT WILL BE WIDESPREADFOR EVERYONE AND THAT’S GOING TOWORK ALL THE WAY DOWN TOSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 80S AND 90SARE EXPECTED AS YOU CAN SEEACROSS THE BOARD WILL SEE THATTHE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS DOWN TOTHE LOW LYING AREAS AS YOU GETINTO THE VALLEYS OF CARMEL,EXCUSE ME ALL THE WAY DOWN FROMTHE SANTA CLARA VALLEY INTOHOLLISTER 95° TOUCHING INTOSALINAS AT 90-95 AND KING CITYAND BACK OVER TO THE MONTEREYPENINSULA WIDESPREAD LOW TO MID80S.WE GET INTO YOUR KSBW 8-DAYFORECAST AND IT’S NOT GOING TOSTOP THAT AUTUMN SIZZLE CARRIESOVER INTO FRIDAY TAPIRS BEGININ INTO AND OF TAPERING INTOSATURDAY.AS BEGIN TO KNOCK DOWNTEMPERATURES BY AT LEAST 5 TO 10DEGREES, BUT IT’S STILL ABOVESEASONAL AVERAGES EVEN ON THEINLAND SIDE BIG NUMBERS BIGNUMBERS BIG NUMBERS AND THENWELL ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES.WE’RE GOING TO SEE AT LEAST UPTO 25 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONALAVERAGES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OFDAYS.I MEAN, THIS IS CRAZY.YEAH IT IS T