High fire danger through weekend

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The weather will pose an elevated risk of wildfire in
San Diego County starting Wednesday, meteorologists said.

According to the National Weather Service, there will be very low
relative humidity and gusty northeast winds in the county through Monday. The
agency issued a hazardous weather outlook but stopped short of issuing its
most serious fire-related advisory, a red flag warning.

Highs Wednesday were expected to be in the mid-70s to low 80s in coastal and
valley areas, low 60s to low 70s in the mountains and mid-70s to high 70s in
the deserts. Also today, wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour were expected in
the valleys and gusts up to 40 mph were expected in the mountains.