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![Winemaker Helene Mingot holds a bottle of 2020 Eisele Cabernet Sauvignon at Eisele Vineyard in Calistoga, Calif., on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. While many winemakers decided not to make any wine in 2020, citing smoke taint concerns, a smaller number of wineries went ahead and made wine, including some of the most famous and reputable estates in the valley, such as the Eisele Vineyard.]()
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![A new pine tree habitat regenerates after the Rim Fire in Stanislaus National Forest near Groveland, Calif.]()
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![A fast-paced low-pressure system is set to charge into California on Friday and Saturday, bringing rounds of Diablo winds to Northern California and stronger Santa Ana winds to Southern California.]()
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![The low-pressure system that raised Diablo and Santa Ana winds across California on Tuesday is now on its way out the door this morning, leaving a trail of weaker winds in its wake across the Bay Area.]()
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![The European weather model’s rendering of weak northeast winds in the North Bay and moderate Santa Ana winds in Southern California around Tuesday night. Some of the strongest gusts jump out to over 50 mph right along the Santa Monica mountains and level off quickly as you head up the coast toward Monterey County.]()
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Wildfire smoke is inevitable in California. But there are some things government can do about it,...
![Left: A sign shows the level of fire danger as smoke fills downtown Foresthill, Calif. Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 within the evacuation zone of the Mosquito Fire.]()
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![Saturday’s forecast precipitation totals across Northern California. The highest totals will remain confined to the Eureka and Cape Mendocino coastline, while more isolated pockets of the North Bay, San Francisco Peninsula and the East Bay can expect anywhere from trace amounts to a tenth of an inch. Some patches along the San Mateo County coastline due west of Highway 1 may see isolated totals reaching a quarter of an inch before midnight on Sunday.]()
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![The forecast rainfall totals for Northern and Southern California through the middle of next week. Some of the highest totals - up to four inches - are expected along the northern stretch of the Eureka coast, including Del Norte County. Totals across the Bay Area will range from a few tenths of an inch to well over an inch and a half. Most of the 1 to 2 inches of precipitation that falls over the Sierra will likely be snow. Parts of the Central California’s coast will see half an inch of rain, while the LA Basin and San Diego County will see similar totals and the chance for snow in the San Bernardino and San Jacinto ranges.]()
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![A pedestrian crosses 6th Street during a rain shower in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.]()
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![The European weather model’s snowfall outlook through 5 a.m. Wednesday. Tuesday is likely to see trace amounts to an inch across most of the greater Tahoe area and the southern stretch of the coastal ranges in Trinity, Humboldt and Mendocino counties. The summits of the Southern Cascades and Sierra Nevada will see anywhere from 4 to 6 inches from the foothills up to 4,000 feet and as much as 12 inches above 8,000 feet.]()
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![The view from the Alert Wildfire network’s St. Helena remote wildfire camera shows smoke and haze Sunday morning.]()
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![San Jose State's mobile Doppler radar scans the wildfire plume to measure wind speeds and plume dynamics during the California Canyon Fire Experiment.]()
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![A vulture flies past a tangle of power lines in Napa, Calif. in the early morning hours of Oct. 10, 2019.]()
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![The wind gusts that are forecast by the North American weather model this Saturday evening. The strongest winds will be confined to the immediate Pacific coastline from Bodega Bay to Half Moon Bay. Winds will gust to 30-35 mph in San Francisco and the Sonoma valleys. Another burst of 25-35 mph wind gusts will stream into the northern Sacramento Valley this evening.]()
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![Kids play on puddles left on exposed lakebed at Kings Beach, California on October 10, 2021. Drought conditions have left Lake Tahoe perilously close to becoming ?’terminal?“, where water levels are so low that the lake can no longer supply its only outflow and water in the lake basin will become stagnant.]()
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California wildfires have been destructive in recent Octobers. Why has this year been so quiet so...
![A laundromat inside the Journey's End mobile home park burns during the Tubbs fire on Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.]()
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![Downtown San Francisco is seen covered in haze and smoke from wildfires in September 2020. Emissions from the wildfires are a huge source of untallied greenhouse gas emissions.]()
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![The view from the hills in Big Sur, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Four of Big Sur's most valuable commercial enterprises — Ventana, Post Ranch, Nepenthe and Coastlands — are pooling resources to fireproof their little 2-square-mile swatch of dense forestland before the next major fire hits.]()
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![Dark orange skies hang over the San Francisco skyline seen from Treasure Island on September 9, 2020 due to multiple wildfires burning across California and Oregon.]()
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![Contra Costa firefighters battle the Marsh Fire in Pittsburg on July 9.]()
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![Saturday’s low-pressure system (L) will fling cool air toward the California coast that will help to keep the Bay Area’s high temperatures in the 60s on the coast, 70s along the bays and 80s farther inland. A different story in the Pacific Northwest, where the high-pressure system (H) will trap heat and smoke, raising temperatures and reducing air quality in cities like Seattle and Portland.]()
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![Flames burn the forest floor during a prescribed burn in Happy Camp, California on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. The burn was done in part by the Karuk tribe.]()
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![Santa Rosa officials and residents gathered at Coffey Park on the fifth anniversary of the Tubbs Fire, which killed 22 people and burned more than 5,000 structures. County Supervisor James Gore addresses the crowd.]()
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![The United Airlines Boeing 777 plane flies by Pier 39 above the fog in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022]()
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![Homes leveled by the Tubbs fire line Bella Vista Way in Santa Rosa, as seen in December 2017.]()
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![Two different outcomes for next week’s weather in the latest runs of the European (left) and American (right) weather models. The European is suggesting a distant high pressure (red shading, top-left) that lets a low (light green, dark blue) dip into the California-Nevada border. The American is leaning more toward the low centering over Nevada.]()
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![A view of Spring Mountain Vineyard in St. Helena, Calif., Friday, October 4, 2013.]()
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![Heavy rains in downtown Palo Alto, Calif on Sunday, October 24, 2021. The Bay Area is expected to receive a brief bout of rain and wind starting Monday afternoon, but it will be much less powerful than the historic storm that hit the region in late October.]()
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![Devastation after flames from the Mosquito Fire jumped the Middle Fork of the American River burning vehicles in Foresthill, Calif. Human remains were found in an area evacuated, but ultimately spared, by the Mosquito Fire, officials said. l]()
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![Northwest onshore winds are on tap for the Bay Area this afternoon, with peak gusts projected to reach the 20-25 mph range across the entire region.]()
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![A destroyed warehouse smolders Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, on Roseburg Forest Products property in Weed, California, one day after the Mill fire burned through the adjacent Lincoln Heights neighborhood. (Ryan Sabalow/Sacramento Bee)]()
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![A truck sprays water to put out flames after the Mosquito Fire jumped the Middle Fork of the American River and burned structures and vehicles in Foresthill, Calif. Federal officials seized some of Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s equipment as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into what started the fire.]()
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![Steven Post has been a fire lookout atop Mt. Tamalpais for 50 years and seen “thousands of smokes” in that time.]()
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![The 100-hour fuel moisture levels from the beginning of the year until now for the Northern Sierra region.]()
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![A Pacific Gas & Electric firefighter sprays retardant on a utility pole to protect infrastructure as the Mosquito Fire burns near Volcanoville in El Dorado County in September. PG&E said it is working to enhance safety.]()
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![The Bayview Linda Brooks-Burton Branch Library, seen here shortly before the building opened in 2013, has become the first designated clean air center in the state.]()
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![An image of the Mosquito Fire captured by wildfire cameras.]()
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![Firefighters work to contain the Mosquito Fire on Sept. 15, 2022 in Ramsey Crossing, Calif.]()
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![Oakland firefighters battle a four-alarm blaze that began on Interstate Highway 580 and spread to several homes along neighboring Quigley Street, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 in Oakland, Calif.]()
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![Firefighters spray water to put out flames from the Mosquito Fire after it jumped the Middle Fork of the American River burning structures and vehicles in Foresthill, Calif. on September 13, 2022. The Mosquito Fire has burned 50,330 acres and is now at 25% containment. The Placer County Sheriff's Office says 6,258 residents have been evacuated.]()
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![Illumination Technologies California has three early detection fire sensors in Napa County.]()
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![A pyro cumulonimbus cloud forms above the Mosquito Fire burning in Placer County, seen from a commercial flight, near Sacramento.]()
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![A police cordon crosses a road in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood amid the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. on Saturday Sept. 3, 2022.]()
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![Heavy smoke from the Mosquito Fire engulfed Foresthill, Calif.]()
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![Two people died when a fire ripped through an apartment building early Monday morning in the 6200 block of Eastlawn Street in East Oakland.]()
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![A fire fighter douse water after flames from the Mosquito Fire jumped the American River, burning structures in Volcanoville, Calif on September 10, 2022. The fast-moving Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills doubled in size Friday to at least 46 square miles and threatened 3,600 homes, while blanketing the region in smoke.]()
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![Foresthill Road is seen shrouded in smoke in Todd Valley, Calif. within the evacuation zone of the Mosquito Fire. Smoke from the fire should blow out of the Bay Area soon, helping to improve air quality.]()
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![A fire fighter douse water after flames from the Mosquito Fire jumped the American River, burning structures in Volcanoville, Calif on September 10, 2022. The fast-moving Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills doubled in size Friday to at least 46 square miles and threatened 3,600 homes, while blanketing the region in smoke.]()
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![The Bravo family outside their home in Sonoma, Calif., in August 2022 (from left): mom Erandy with children Vicente, Maia, Mia, and Erandy.]()
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![A burned fence after flames from the Mosquito Fire jumped the American River, burning structures in Volcanoville, Calif on Sept. 10, 2022. The fast-moving Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills doubled in size Friday to at least 46 square miles and threatened 3,600 homes, while blanketing the region in smoke.]()
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![A pyrocumulus cloud caused by smoke and debris at the Mosquito Fire seen from Auburn, Calif. on Thursday Sept. 8, 2022. Jonathan Richards, a resident of Georgetown, was ordered to evacuate as the fire moved into El Dorado County.]()
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![Michale Stellina, 47, pets his dogs outside of his home in Todd Valley, Calif. Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 within the evacuation zone of the Mosquito Fire. Stellina plans to ride out the fire until it becomes what he considers more of a threat.]()
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![Precipitable water (PWAT) values are forecast to run well over 100 and 200 percent from normal over large parts of Southern California, with some of that moisture making it up into the Sacramento Valley and parts of the Bay Area by Sunday and Monday.]()
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![A destroyed warehouse smolders Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, on Roseburg Forest Products property in Weed, California, one day after the Mill fire burned through the adjacent Lincoln Heights neighborhood. (Ryan Sabalow/Sacramento Bee)]()
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![Cal Fire firefighters march through embers along Michigan Bluff road during the Mosquito Fire near Michigan Bluff in unincorporated Placer County, Calif. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022.]()
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![Properties destroyed by the Mosquito Fire are seen near Michigan Bluff in unincorporated Placer County, Calif. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.]()
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![A burnt out road sign is seen near Michigan Bluff during the Mosquito Fire in unincorporated Placer County, Calif. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.]()
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![Firefighters battle the Mosquito Fire near Michigan Bluff in unincorporated Placer County, Calif. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022.]()
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![A destroyed warehouse smolders Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, on Roseburg Forest Products property in Weed, California, one day after the Mill fire burned through the adjacent Lincoln Heights neighborhood. (Ryan Sabalow/Sacramento Bee)]()
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![Smoke rises from a hillside on fire during the Mountain Fire near Gazelle, Calif. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.]()
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![The North American weather model paints a dry picture for many of our hills and mountains in the Bay Area Thursday afternoon, with relative humidity levels coming down to 20% in a lot of the region.]()
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![Offshore winds, including a few weak Diablo winds, are set to bring 20-25 mph gusts to some of the peaks in the North Bay this weekend, while weaker 10-15 mph gusts may be possible in some of the Diablo Range’s summits.]()
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![Thursday morning fog forecast for cities along the coast and that neighbor San Francisco Bay.]()
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![The European weather model leans toward another round of bubbling rain showers and storms in the North Bay and the Sierra Wednesday afternoon, while isolated rain showers can’t be ruled out for the East Bay and parts of the SF Peninsula. Brief bursts of snow showers are also possible for the highest summits of the northern Sierra Nevada]()
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![The smoke plume from the Mosquito Fire is forecast to be steered away from Central California by prevailing winds from the west on Thursday.]()
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![The Weather Prediction Center’s blend of potential precipitation accumulations by Monday morning in Central and Northern California. Widespread accumulations up to a third of an inch are on tap for most of the region, while a few isolated pockets over half an inch are likely in the Southern Cascades, Sonoma Coast and Santa Cruz Mountains. More uncertainty in totals can be seen around the Tahoe area, where there is a large spread in accumulations.]()
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![A destroyed warehouse smolders Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, on Roseburg Forest Products property in Weed, California, one day after the Mill fire burned through the adjacent Lincoln Heights neighborhood. (Ryan Sabalow/Sacramento Bee)]()
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![Cal Fire firefighters march through embers along Michigan Bluff road during the Mosquito Fire near Michigan Bluff in unincorporated Placer County, Calif. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022.]()
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![Properties destroyed by the Mosquito Fire are seen near Michigan Bluff in unincorporated Placer County, Calif. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.]()
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![A burnt out road sign is seen near Michigan Bluff during the Mosquito Fire in unincorporated Placer County, Calif. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.]()
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![Firefighters battle the Mosquito Fire near Michigan Bluff in unincorporated Placer County, Calif. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022.]()
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![A destroyed warehouse smolders Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, on Roseburg Forest Products property in Weed, California, one day after the Mill fire burned through the adjacent Lincoln Heights neighborhood. (Ryan Sabalow/Sacramento Bee)]()
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![Smoke rises from a hillside on fire during the Mountain Fire near Gazelle, Calif. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.]()
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![The Franklin Fire in Contra Costa County was growing at a dangerous rate on Monday evening.]()
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![A firefighter walks among homes burned by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.]()
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![Properties destroyed by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.]()
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![Flames from a wildfire burn near power lines in Pittsburg, Calif., on Saturday, Jul. 09, 2022. A heat wave and two wildfires in Southern California raised concerns for power outages across the state for Labor Day weekend.]()
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![David Rodgers, a lifelong resident of Weed (Siskiyou County), looks at his destroyed home, which he was unable to evacuate during the Mill Fire. His two Chihuahuas died in the blaze.]()
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![Flames from a wildfire burn near power lines in Pittsburg, Calif., on Saturday, Jul. 09, 2022. A heat wave and two wildfires in Southern California raised concerns for power outages across the state for Labor Day weekend.]()
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![The Mill Fire is seen burning from a distance in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.]()
