Saturday's weather patterns could allow the sun to heat up vegetation and lead to a large plume of ash and smoke, officials said.
east of Sacramento that has already forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents grew by more than 6,500 acres overnight as firefighters expect another difficult day battling the blaze Saturday amid persistent hot and dry weather conditions.
Fire officials said Saturday morning that high winds and the lifting of an inversion layer that had created some moisture could lead to further growth of the wildfire and dangerous conditions for firefighters. “We know that wind component’s out there, we know the potential for large fire spread is ramping up quickly this morning and we’re going to continue to see that potential grow throughout the day,” he said.
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