Degrees warmer at the coast. With the gusty winds mainly above 1,000 feet, were looking for low relative humidity, a red flag warning through 10 00 tomorrow. North bay hills, east bay hills. And the winds will be common, 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour with gusts over 50 Miles Per Hour. That will bring our relative humidity down to between 10 to 20 for most of us throughout the day. Oakland hills, 20 miles an hour, Half Moon Bay 20mileperhour winds, peaking at 32 miles an hour. Warmer conditions, 40s, 50s, low 60s by noontime, with breezy winds. We will look for another mild afternoon. But with the wind, the air quality is better today. Chris . Lisa, thank you. Firefighters across the bay area are on high alert this morning because of a rare red flag warning in december. A combination of strong winds, low humidity, and warm temperatures could quickly spread fires. The dangerous conditions are especially concerning for people who face the wildfires. Abc 7 reporter katie utehs has more. In my 25 years in the Fire Department, i cannot remember a time when weve had a red flag warning up here in the northern part of the state in december. Reporter the National Weather service issued a red flag warning for elevations above 1,000 feet from the north bay to the santa cruz mountains. Any spark during a red flag warning could grow into a major wildfire within minutes. Reporter its a scenario the Santa Rosa Fire Department knows all too well. Given that what we experienced in october, we definitely dont want to be caught off guard. Were definitely taking proactive measures to be ready. Reporter around 40 firefighters are on duty this weekend. Theyve called the remaining 100 in the department to be on standby. Well have all equipment available to respond to emergencies. Reporter while the grass is green, predicted gusts of 50 to 60 Miles Per Hour would sweep flames through dry brush and crease. The Fire Department is urging people to avoid sparking a fire. Theyre staffing an Engine Company just in case. Katie utehs, abc 7 news. The city of berkeley is encouraging residents to park in their driveways or garages and leave the street clear for emergency vehicles. In marin county, open burning has been suspended indefinitely. Even though marin county and other local agencies have 21 engines committed to the thomas fire in Southern California, Officials Say they are prepared to respond to any new incidents. You can keep track of the weather conditions where you live on the abc 7 news app. Youll get updates from our weather team and you can also monitor the forecast on the go. In other news, the ramp leading from southbound interstate 680 to westbound 580 in dublin is back open after a fatal crash. A person was hit by at least one car at 8 30 last night. All lanes were open nearly three hours later. In hayward, a Catholic Church is stepping up security after a disturbing act of vandalism. Someone cut the heads off statues on the property. And its not the first time. Abc 7 News ReporterKatie Marzullo has the story from hayward. I feel really sad because thats a statue thats related to god. Reporter parishioners of all ages at st. Bede Catholic Church in hayward have been faced with this for the last few weeks. A display of religious statues beheaded. The virgin marys head cut off. Its not nice to be breaking things that are not yours. Reporter this 9yearolds situation said the situation has become a security concern for the church. Theyre trying for us to be secure. I know theyre working on like a program for security during church, after church. Reporter parishioners said the statues have been targeted before. You can see where the virgin mary has been repaired. The diocese of oakland released a statement calling the vandalism senseless and unjustifiable. It goes on to say, we pray for mercy for those harmed by this act, the perpetrators and all those affected by the violence. The virgin mary is very important. Reporter in hayward, Katie Marzullo, abc 7 news. Tomorrow some of San Franciscos most prominent people will honor late mayor ed lee. The memorial celebration will be open to the public. Thousands lined up to say goodbye yesterday. Abc 7 news anchor dion lim was at city hall. Reporter the line for mayor leighs public visitations grew steadily along with the flowers and personal notes left on the steps of city hall. Despite their mobility mobilit do donte and melissa made a point to be here because they say mayor lee was just like them. Many described ed lee as a peoples mayor, approachable and warm. He was always jovial, you know, and everybodys been saying it, always smiling. Reporter everybody paying their respects seemed to have a personal story. Beth was with the mayor during the unveiling of his wax figure at madame tussauds. Your jaw drops, you know, it was a couple of years ago, it was just like, i couldnt believe it. He was not afraid to like talk to people. Regular people, citizens of San Francisco. Reporter something even the youngest of san franciscans understand. When i looked in the newspaper, i saw him somewhere cleaning up trash for San Francisco. And i really loved it. Reporter by 6 40, visitors were turned away so processional plans could be made. Just after 8 00, mayor lees last exit from city hall. Dion lim, abc 7 news. Some of the speakers at mayor lees memorial include mayor london breed, Lieutenant Governor gavin newsom and ed lees two daughters. The memorial celebration of the mayors life will be tomorrow at 3 00 p. M. At city hall. Well have live coverage right here on abc 7 news. Theres an online petition to rename the Embarcadero Plaza after ed lee. Justin hermans name was struck from the plaza. He ran the the space has temporarily been renamed Embarcadero Plaza until a new name is chosen. The petition can be found at change. Org. More than 1200 people have already signed it. A community celebrated for one of the men at the center of the bay area immigration debate, hugo mejia walked into a school gym amid applause last night. He was released from federal detention last month after being arrested by i. C. E. In may. The community worked for six months to help set him free. We are human beings. Everybody makes mistakes. I think its not a mistake im here to look for a Better Future for my kids, for my family, to follow a dream. Mejias supporters understand status and are trying to help him gain amnesty. Meteorologist lisa argen is here tracking the latest weather conditions for us. Its warmer out there this morning at the surface where most of us live here. Its in the 50s and 40s. Its 50 in san mateo, 53 in the city, 52 novato, with coolest numbers towards the livermore valley, 37 there. Theres just a bit of fog to talk about. Well talk about our windy, dry weather for the entire weekend and if we see any rain headed our way, coming up. Lisa, thank you. Also ahead, a university of california regent caught making a lewd comment might resign. Why he says it wont be because of a scandal. And the lastminute push to save christmas for thousands of bay area children. If yyou need to stay downeaway from it. Call 911. Let our First Responders come out and handle it. Police and fire will respond as well as pg e. Pg e will make the scene safe. Im worried. I have this medical bill. Oll, huh . Dave, you have anthem and they have people to talk to who are empowered to help any question you. Is, is he okay . Real people . Living and breathing. Hopefully not breathing like that. For all the things that keep you up at night, Anthem Blue Cross has a solution. And you smell gas, your first step is to get out, travel to a safe distance until you cant smell the gas anymore, and then call 911. The First Responders will come out, and theyll make it safe for you and your community. Were taking a live look outside from the abc 7 exploratorium camera, pointed towards the financial district and the Embarcadero Plaza. Were off to a mild start in the city. Lisa argen returns in a little bit with the full accuweather forecast. New details about the university of california regent recorded last year asking an actress if he could hold her breasts. The chronicle reports the regent is considering resigning. He apologized for his remarks last year but refused to step down despite student protests. He told the chronicle, if he resigns it wont be because of a scandal. He says hes considering retirement after he turns 75 years old next month. Uc officials did not discipline or investigate him because he was not on University Business when he made the lewd comment. Crews are still battling that deadly thomas fire in Southern California. Today is the 13th consecutive day of red flag warnings. Thats the longest period of fire weather warnings on record. The fire is now a quarter of a million acres in size and 35 contained. Firefighters are now working to protect homes in the carpinteria area ahead of the winds that could bring the fire in that direction. We placed the perimeter of the fire over the bay area so you can get a better idea of its enormous size. Abc News Reporter matt gutman has more. Reporter the thomas fire north of los angeles has been roaring back to life, chewing through 3,000 edacres for the pt 24 hours, infernos sparking new evacuations in the town of fillmore. We were there as it exploded. What is incredible is the sheer size of those embers. And that is how a fire like this jumps over firefighters containment lines. The numbers as staggering as the flames. It is the fourth largest fire in california history, scorching 400 square miles, nearly a thousand structures destroyed, more than 90,000 people forced from their homes. And this fire, deadly again. Firefighter cory iverson killed in the line of duty. A gofundme page set up to raise money for the eightyear veterans pregnant wife and young daughter. For the 8300 firefighters still on the front lines, theres no giving up. Is the team pretty burnt out . No, its what we train for, its what we do. They come up here and help us, we come to help them. Real simple. Reporter the winds will be high this weekend. One reason firefighters expect to be battling the thomas fire until after the new year. Matt gutman, los angeles, california. San franciscos aquatic park is closed to swimmers this weekend after the second sea lion attack in 24 hours. The latest attack happened around 8 00 yesterday morning when a swimmer was bitten in the lower extremities. The water was full of swimmer s es at the time, who helped the injured swimmer ashore. On thursday a 56yearold man says he tried to fend a sea lion off. He came at me from the right. And i blocked him like this. And his head slid down my arm and one tooth went into my forearm here. He says he was losing blood quickly when he managed to flag down a sailboat. He was rushed to Zuckerberg San Francisco general where doctors expect him to make a full recovery. The mavericks big wave surf competition is coming back to Half Moon Bay. The World Surf League is taking over after last years event was scrapped because of financial problems. For the first time, the worlds best female big wave surfers will be completing. Abc 7 News ReporterMelanie Woodrow has the story. Reporter surfer bianca valenti, who has been surfing since she was 7 years old, will do something shes never done before, surf in the mavericks competition. This is an exciting moment in our sport. Reporter she describes the mavericks as one of the pinnacle spots in her sport. The waves can get up to 100 feet. Reporter the World Surf League acquired the permit for the competition after the previous organizers went bankrupt. This year, women will be able to compete in their own heat for the first time. When i was growing up, there were really no women mentors to look up to. Reporter in 1975, jeff clark sys he was not first one to paddle out and surf the waves in front of the mavericks. He says the first competition came later, in 1998. What you are expecting of these athletes is to go after the biggest waves on the planet during an event. Reporter an event that young female surfers will be watching especially closely this year. Men have been dominating the sport for so along. I feel like its good for women to finally have their spay. Reporter katrinas sponsor says shes even met valenti. The mens purse is larger than the womens purse, they say, because there are more men competing who will have to split the money. Still, valenti advocates for equal pay. Change takes time. Reporter sponsors say she hopes to perhaps even compete like the women she looks up to. Melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. Happening today, a chance to trade your guns for cash with no questions asked. The San FranciscoPolice Department is hosting a gun buyback program. Its working with the Violence Prevention Organization united playas. Todays event is from 8 00 until noon at united playas headquarters. Organizers say it will help make the city safer. This weekend, south Bay Charities are asking for last minute toy donations to close a big deficit in gifts for children. Sacred Heart Community service in san jose is short 8,000 toys. Theyve collected about 10,000 but they need more donations to help meet the demand. The charity says they need items for one particular age group. People try to relate to younger kids. Once theyre teenagers, oh, we dont have to buy them toys. But teenagers are kids too until they turn 18 to we cant forget about them. Sacred heart will start sorting donations tomorrow. Theyll be handed out to children next week. In pittsburg, the School District gave away dozens of computers to families last night. They had to attend parent workshops to receive the refurbished pcs. The program is set up to help underserved children with their schoolwork. Happening today, christmas comes early to thousands of kids in San Francisco. Glide Memorial Church is holding its annual toy giveaway for children in need. Volunteers will hand out toys in the tenderloin neighborhood starting at 9 00 this morning. Theres also face painting, a magic show and other Family Friendly activities. Glide says its accepting toy donations. Unwrapped gifts can be dropped off at their civil hall. Good morning, everyone. Here live doppler 7. We have a little bit of fog or low cloud deck to the south and east of san jose. So san jose, livermore, really visibility not bad. It could move around three miles in livermore. The big headline this morning is the wind. This cold front pushing through, mixed precip around the tahoe valley airport, 33 degrees. Behind it, the gusty winds start. We will be looking at not only the breezy winds but high fire danger here this weekend. Low relative humidity. Its rained about 2 100ths of the entire month of december. It will be bright with better air quality due to the wind. More clouds arriving midweek. Temperatures look like this in the 40s to near 50. 53 to 54, San Francisco to novato. We have cooler numbers in the 30s, san ramon. Livermore, 40 degrees. 46 in mountain view. So 24 hours ago we were much cooler. With that, better mixed atmosphere. Were certainly warmer on the coast, even concord and oakland, 9 to 12 degrees warmer. Wind gusts, upper elevations, anywhere from 20 to 32 Miles Per Hour from at lack peak, the oakland hills. And the strongest part of these winds coming into play from 10 00 until noon early this afternoon. Right now, look at our relative humidity. San francisco, 64 . 38 in concord. As we go through the next several hours, notice by 3 00 in the afternoon, we drop to about 20 in napa. 33 in san mateo. And then by the evening hours, where we usually recover and get higher relative humidity, its not really happening. So as we go through the day today, 7 00 in the morning, you notice the winds straight out of the north, 27 miles an hour san rafael. Look at the purples here, in the upper elevations, east bay hills, north bay hills. By noontime, were still looking at some very gusty offshore winds right on through the day. So this takes us to about 5 00 tonight and by fairfield, were looking at wind gusts of over 30 miles an hour. Fast forward to 10 00 on sunday morning. Notice the colors are lighter. We have the yellows and the blues. So the winds will continue to slacken off throughout your sunday afternoon. So the windiest time period will be this morning right on through noontime. Highs today undersony conditions in the low 60s, San Francisco and Half Moon Bay. 64 in concord. Another mild day with temperatures above average. In the accuweather sevenday forecast, were looking at numbers ranging in the 60s today all around the bay. Then as we go through the middle of the week, looks like clouds will increase, not looking at any rain, looks like cooler conditions. Download our accuweather app and youll be able to keep track of the temperatures in your neighborhood. We may have a system like we had today come wednesday and thursday with some breezy winds. So we just watched Southern California go through this, and very little rain, low relative humidity, gusty o