Red Flag Warning Issued For Parts Of Marin

MARIN COUNTY, CA — The National Weather Service on Wednesday issued a red flag warning for a large swath of the North Bay including parts of Marin.

The warning starts at 11 p.m. and will remain in effect until 11 a.m. on Thursday.

High winds and low humidity forecast for the area around Mount Tamalpais were cited by the agency as a concern.

The interior North Bay mountains of Napa County, where offshore gusts are expected to top out at 35 mph, are the area of most concern, according to the NWS.

The warnings comes amid historic drought conditions.

Persistent warm, dry weather lowered Marin Water's reservoir storage capacity to 52 percent —the lowest level in nearly 40 years.

Storage levels for this time of year are typically more than 90 percent.

Much of the West Coast, including nearly all of California, is experiencing drought conditions.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, as of Sept. 23, 45.66 percent of the state including all of Marin is experiencing "exceptional drought" conditions,

87.88 percent of California is in an extreme drought, and 93.93 percent of the Golden State is experiencing severe drought conditions.