Weathercasters warned San Diegans to stay alert as fire weather conditions surge due to a drop in humidity, increasing temperatures and gusty winds.
San Diego County’s inland and mountain areas will be under a fire weather watch from Thursday night through Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.
During the period when the watch is in effect, the combination of high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity can cause a fire to spread rapidly if sparked.
The most severe weather day will be Friday, NBC 7’s Meteorologist Sheena Parveen said.
Humidity isn’t expected to be more than 15 percent on Friday and only slightly higher on Saturday, according to NWS.
Meanwhile, winds could gust to up to 50 miles per hour in some areas while sustained winds average 30 to 40 miles per hour, Parveen said.
"We’re talking about breezy winds in mainly the foothills and the mountain passes but its mostly going to be places in the inland areas dealing with this," Parveen said.
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Temperatures will gradually warm through the weekend as Santa Ana winds are pushed from the northeast.
A more severe red flag warning was issued for the same region earlier this week. During that period, the strongest gusts reached 68 miles per hour and San Diego Gas & Electric cut power to hundreds of homes as a precaution.
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