The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch at 12:01 p.m. on Thursday valid from Sunday 8 a.m. until Monday 8 p.m. The watch is for Northern Sacramento Valley to Southern Tehama County Line Below 1000 Ft, Central Sacramento Valley including Glenn/Colusa/Yuba/Northern Sutter/Butte County Below 1000 Ft, Southern Sacramento Valley In Yolo/Sacramento/Far Western Placer/Southern Sutter and Solano County Below 1000 Ft – Excludes the Delta, Eastern Delta and Northern San Joaquin Valley in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties Below 1000 ft – Excludes the Delta.

Winds are expected to be north winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. Strongest winds are expected across the northern and central Sacramento Valley along and west of Interstate 5 and humidity 15 to 25 percent.

“The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity. Outdoor burning is not recommended,” describes the NWS.

A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are possible. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.

Source: The National Weather Service