FORECAST. >>> RENT ACROSS THE BAY AREA IS GOING UP. WHERE IS SEEING THE BIGGEST INCREASE, AND WHAT COULD BE BEHIND IT. >>> GOOD EVENING. I'M ALLEN MARTIN. >> AND I AM ELIZABETH COOK. WESER WITH HOWLING WIND PROMPTING A FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY. THE WIND IS CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE NORTH BAY. STRONG GUSTS TOOK DOWN A SERIES OF POWER POLES IN PETALUMA. ONE DRIVER ACTUALLY DROVE OVER THE ENERGIZED POWER LINES BUT WAS NOT HURT. ALSO IN PETALUMA, THIS FIR TREE CAME CRASHING DOWN ON MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVE. IT TOOK OUT POWER TO 1800 CUSTOMERS, BUT HALF NOW HAVE THEIR ELECTRICITY RESTORED. >> OUR PHOTOJOURNALIST DRIVING ACROSS THE RICHMOND-SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE RIGHT NOW, ONE OF THE PLACES YOU WILL FEEL THE WIND PUSHING YOUR CAR RIGHT NOW. TRAFFIC SCIENCE ARE WARNING ABOUT HIGH WIND ON ALL BAY AREA BRIDGES. >>> A LIVE LOOK AT THE FERRY BUILDING IN SAN FRANCISCO. GOLDEN GATE FERRY IS CANCELING SERVICE DUE TO THE HIGH WIND, BUT THEY ARE USING BUSES TO REPLACE FERRY ROUTES. >>> FIRST ALERT CHIEF METEOROLOGIST PAUL HEGGEN IS TRACKING THOSE CONDITIONS, BUT LET'S START WITH MARY LEE LIVE IN MILLBRAE. 4 WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE WIND KING UP KICK UP OUT HERE. WE ARE ALONG THE COAST NEAR SFO. THIS AREA IS UNDER A WIND ADVISORY. YOU CAN SEE THE TREES REALLY WHIPPING IN THE WIND OUT HERE. THE STRONG WIND IS IMPACTING FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND SFO. RIGHT NOW THINGS ARE TAKING OFF AND LANDING ON THE SAME RUNWAY, WHICH IS A BIT UNUSUAL. IT IS NOT CAUSING ANY FLIGHT DELAYS. THE WINDY WEATHER TURNED FOLKS OUT ON A WALK AWAY. >> I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GO FOR A NICE WALK, BUT THIS WIND IS KIND OF COLD, AND I AM JUST GOING TO GO BACK TO MY CAR RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: BACK OUT HERE LIVE, DUSTY CONDITIONS EVEN KNOCKED OVER A TRASH CAN OUT HERE. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOLDING ONTO YOUR HAT, MY HAT DID FLY AWAY. I HAD TO CHASE IT DOWN. THAT IS HOW WINDY IT IS OUT HERE. >> JUST A BIT OF EXTRA CARDIO. THANK YOU FOR BEING OUT IN THE ELEMENTS FOR US. YOU ARE IN THE SPOT THAT HAS SOME OF THE STRONGEST WIND. SUSTAINED WIND STILL AT 30 MILES PER HOUR AT THE AIRPORT. 31 MILES PER HOUR AT THE OAKLAND AIRPORT. THESE ARE THE STRONGEST WINDS WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. THEY ARE NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS 1 HOUR AGO. THE GUSTS OF BACKED OFF SLIGHTLY. THE STRONGEST GUSTS, SAME SPOTS. THAT IS STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN SOME BRANCHES AND POWER LINES FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. THE WIND ADVISORY GOES UNTIL 7:00 THIS EVENING. AFTER THAT POINT, THE WIND WILL PROPERTY AND START WORKING ON 100 FEET OF DEFENSIBLE SPACE AROUND YOUR HOME. >>> LET US GET BACK OUT TO FIRST ALERT WEATHER. HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR DRIVING SHOT. DRIVERS ARE BEING WARNED TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL BECAUSE OF THE STRONG GUSTS. YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. >> ESPECIALLY ON THE BRIDGES. COMING ACROSS THE BAY BRIDGE AROUND 1:45 THIS AFTERNOON, MY CAR IS NOT HIGH-PROFILE, BUT I COULD FEEL IT A BIT. KEEP IT LOCKED IN. IT IS SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE HAD THROUGH THE REST OF THIS EVENING. MAKE SURE YOU KEEP AN EYE ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF YOU COME UP A KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ANYTHING THAT MAY GET BLOWN ONTO THE ROAD IN FRONT OF YOU. THE WIND GUSTS ARE ABOUT WHAT EXPECTED. 41 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS IN HALF MOON BAY. 51 IN SAN FRANCISCO NEAR TWIN PEAKS. SFL AND OAKLAND BOTH RECORDED 47 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS. THE WIND ADVISORY GOES UNTIL 7:00. THE SUSTAINED WIND, 20 TO 30 MILE PER HOUR RANGE. GUSTS UP TO ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR. STILL THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES AND POWER OUTAGES, BUT AFTER 7:00 THOSE CHANCES DIE DOWN. THEN WE FOCUS ON THE NEXT ROUND OF SHOWERS ALREADY STARTING TO APPROACH THE COAST OF SONOMA COUNTY. FUTURECAST IS SHOWING THAT DROP INTO THE SOUTH AS WE HEAD INTO THE REST OF THE EVENING. JUST ABOUT ACROSS THE GOLDEN GATE BY 10:00 THIS EVENING. THIS IS ONE RUN OF ONE FORECAST MODEL. IT DOES NOT MEAN IT WILL BE RAINING AT EXACTLY 10:00 THIS EVENING. IT GIVES US AN IDEA OF THE OVERALL PATTERN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS, BUT THEY WILL BE BRIEF. STILL SCATTERED SHOWERS TO START THE DAY TOMORROW. THEY WILL LARGELY SHUT DOWN ONCE WE GET PAST 10:00 IN THE MORNING, AND WE WILL BE DRY THE REST OF THE DAY AND WEEKEND AND FORECAST. IT WILL BE STILL IN THE HIGH SIERRA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH 1:00 P.M. TOMORROW. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW, BUT 12 INCHES ON THE HIGHER PEAKS. IT JUST WILL BE PROBLEMATIC GETTING TO THE SKI RESORTS. LOOKING OUTSIDE, THE CAMERA IS BOUNCING AROUND. TEMPERATURES ARE COOL BECAUSE OF THE STRONG ONSHORE WIND. 42 AROUND 50 DEGREES. IT WILL BE CALLED INLAND BY THE TIME THE WIND DIES DOWN TONIGHT. LOW TO MID 40s AROUND THE BAY. IT WON'T BE AS BREEZY IF YOU WANT TO GO OUT FOR A WEEKEND DOG WALK. WE HAVE A VERY CONSCIENTIOUS PUP, TO LEE. EVERY TIME SHE GOES OUT TO WALK IN HER HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD, SHE PICKS UP DIFFERENT PIECES OF TRASH. TEMPERATURES ONLY MID 50s IF SHE WANTS TO DO THAT TOMORROW. MAYBE A SHOWER TO START THE DAY, BUT LATER BE DRY OUT WITH A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE. TEMPERATURES 3 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. UPPER 50s FOR MOST INLAND PARTS OF THE BAY AREA. UPPER 50s AROUND THE BAY. THE WARMEST SPOTS REACHING 60 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP A FEW MORE DEGREES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, WITH THE WARMEST WEATHER SETTLING IN TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. LOW 60s FOR SAN FRANCISCO WITH MID 60s FOR OAKLAND. 70 DEGREES FOR SAN JOSE AND OTHER INLAND PARTS OF THE BAY AREA. ONCE THOSE EARLY MORNING SHOWERS QUIET AND TOMORROW, NO MORE RAIN IN THE 7 DAY FORECAST
