Risk of Wildfires Is High Today

A red flag warning indicating a high risk of wildfire due to high winds and low humidity was in force today in Orange County.

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The warning was scheduled to be in effect until 9 tonight in Orange County. National Weather Service forecasters said northeast winds between 15 and 30 miles per hour, with gusts of up to 50 mph, would blow through the red flag zones amid humidity levels ranging from 4 to 15 percent.

Along with the red flag warning, a wind advisory was posted in Orange County until noon.

The NWS forecast highs today of 77 in San Clemente; 83 in Laguna Beach; 84 in Newport Beach; 89 in Mission Viejo; and 90 in Irvine.

Thursday’s temperatures are expected to be the same or a few degrees higher.

--City News Service

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