[californiadisasters] Diablo Wind Watch - East Bay Hills (6/11/10-AM)

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST BAY HILLS...

.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WITH LOW PRESSURE ALONG
 THE COAST WILL RESULT IN A DEVELOPING OFFSHORE FLOW BY TONIGHT
WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS WITH WARMING AND DRYING CONDITIONS.

CAZ511-120100-
/O.CON.KMTR.FW.A.0001.100612T0900Z-100613T1400Z/
 EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
534 AM PDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST BAY
HILLS...

 * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 511 EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO
  RANGE...INCLUDING THE SANTA CLARA UNIT.

* TIMING: GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* WIND: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
   TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 PERCENT
  AND NIGHTTIME HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY
   OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...
  ESPECIALLY IN ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 1000 TO 2000 FEET WHERE
  FUELS ARE DRIEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
 ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mtr&wwa=fire%20weather%20watch
 
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