[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - Central Valley (6/11/10-AM)

...WINDY AND WARM WITH LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AND TOMORROW...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND A POTENT JETSTREAM WILL BRING GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION TODAY
AND TOMORROW. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
 45 MPH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HUMIDITY OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT...BUT WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM INTO THE MID 90S BY SATURDAY...WHICH WOULD BE THE
 WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR THUS FAR.

CAZ215>219-264-120045-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0001.100611T1800Z-100613T0300Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW
1000 FT-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN
 SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-
SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY
BELOW 1000 FT - EXCLUDES THE DELTA-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS
 COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT - EXCLUDES THE DELTA-
LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-
536 AM PDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT SATURDAY...
 
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* WIND: NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
   AND EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 10 PERCENT OR LOWER. AREAS OF
  POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AS BREEZY WINDS
  CONTINUE.

* TEMPERATURES: THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR ARE EXPECTED
   SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID 90S.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS AND
  LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY
  AND TOMORROW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
 
Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=sto&wwa=red%20flag%20warning

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