Much of the Central Coast except parts closest to the coastline are under a red flag warning for fire risk starting Thursday p.m. and ending Saturday

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for most of the Bay Area for later this week, due to expected strong winds and low humidity significantly raising the risk of fires.

Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected Thursday Afternoon... .The combination of recent dry weather, fall curing, low relative humidities, and gusty winds will lead to elevated to critical fire weather conditions on Thursday afternoon,