MONTEREY – Rain is on its way to the Bay Area, but forecasters say another fire weather watch is just around the corner for the parched region.

Just a day after a storm is expected to bring showers to the region, a fire weather watch is scheduled to run from 11 p.m. Sunday to 11 a.m. Tuesday. The forecast during that timeframe calls for offshore winds of 15 to 25 mph, with 30 to 50 mph gusts in the interior mountain ranges of eastern Alameda, Contra Costa and Napa Counties, the National Weather Service said in a briefing Friday.

“This, in addition to record dry fuels across the interior, will significantly increase fire weather risk across the interior slopes,” the briefing stated.

The level of risk, however, will depend on how much rain falls before the system moves on. The weather service said the fire weather watch has been issued “in the scenario that the rain band fizzles or underperforms, as fire risk would be high with the gusty offshore winds.”

“This is a dynamic situation that may change rapidly and therefore warrants close attention,” the briefing stated.

A cold front is expected to sweep through the Bay Area on Saturday. Precipitation will be focused over the North Bay and heaviest along the coastal ranges, where the wettest spots like Venado could get up to half an inch of rain, the weather service said. Up to two-tenths of an inch of ran is expected elsewhere in the North Bay.

The weather service said the rest of the region will see amounts below a tenth of an inch.

“The (Interstate) 80 corridor will likely see a few to several hundredths depending on local terrain, while interior areas of the South and East Bay and Central Coast will see little, if any,” the briefing stated.

Meanwhile, several major wildfires were continuing to burn across the state Friday.

Dixie Fire

The Dixie Fire spanned 960,581 acres in Butte, Lassen, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama counties and was 86% contained as of 11:30 a.m., according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. One firefighter died of an illness while assigned to the blaze and three others have been injured. The fire, which ranks as the second-largest in California history, has destroyed 1,329 structures

Parts of Lassen County, along with parts of Modoc County, are under a red flag warning through Saturday due to high winds and low humidity, according to Cal Fire.

Caldor Fire

As of 9 a.m., the Caldor Fire covered 218,857 acres in Alpine, Amador and El Dorado counties and was 71% contained, according to Cal Fire. The blaze, which broke out Aug. 14, has injured two civilians and destroyed 781 single-family homes and 18 commercial properties.

KNP Complex

The KNP Complex covered 11,365 acres in Tulare County and was 0% contained as of about 5:30 p.m., according to the National Park Service. Sparked by lightning on Sept. 10, the blaze was threatening groves of giant sequoias in Sequoia Kings National Park.

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