'Any spark from fireworks could easily start a fire in the tall grass crop that has cured and turned brown in recent weeks,' the weather service says.
The sizzling conditions are the result of an upper-level ridge of high pressure building in the eastern Pacific, which is expected to warm portions of Northern and Central California as well.
The coming heat wave is prompting warnings about fire weather, and the weather service is advising that conditions “may support rapid fire growth with any new fire starts.” Similar conditions are expected in other parts of the state, with temperatures predicted to climb as high as 110 degrees in portions of the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento area this weekend. The San Francisco Bay Area could soar into the high 90s, and the Lake Tahoe area into the high 80s.
People most vulnerable to extreme heat include children, the elderly, pregnant people and people with chronic health conditions, experts say. But officials are advising everyone to reduce time spent outdoors as much as possible.
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