The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for much of the Bay Area from Thursday night through Saturday evening because of dry and windy conditions that pose a risk of wildfires spreading quickly.

The weather service had previously issued a Fire Weather Watch for later this week but upgraded it to the Red Flag Warning, which will be in effect from 11 p.m. Thursday until 5 p.m. Saturday because of winds of 25-35 mph with isolated gusts of up to 65 mph in higher terrains.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.