A temporary ban on wood and charcoal campfires is in place in Whiskeytown NRA/NPS

With temperatures expected to surpass 110° Fahrenheit this weekend, the National Park Service at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area in California has placed a temporary ban on campfires and barbecuing with briquettes.

Gas grills and gas stoves are still allowed.

The temporary ban on campfires and briquettes is particularly timely, as the National Weather Service forecasts daily high temperatures between 110° F and 115° F on Whiskeytown Lake through Saturday. Additionally, wind gusts up to 21 mph are likely.

Saturday's forecasted high temperature on the lake is between 112 and 117 degrees; the park's record high temperature is 116.

The Carr Fire of 2018 itself started during a record-tying heat wave in which afternoon temperatures reached 111° F. With 97 percent of the national recreation area burned and over 100 structures destroyed, the megafire was the most destructive in National Park System history.