Saturday, July 24, 2010

[californiadisasters] Fire Weather Watches - NorCal (7/24/10-AM)



...DRY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE SUNDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING
INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE DRY. THE AREAL COVERAGE OF
STORMS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY FROM THE JET STREAM REACH THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BECOME STRONGER AND WETTER SUNDAY AFTERNOON....WITH INCREASED
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AND POTENTIAL FOR OUTFLOW WINDS OVER 40 MPH.

OUTFLOW WINDS CAN TRAVEL A LONG DISTANCE FROM THE PARENT
THUNDERSTORM. IF A THUNDERSTORM DOES NOT PASS OVER YOUR
LOCATION...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS.

CAZ273-NVZ459-250015-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
509 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND MONO
COUNTY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. IN NEVADA...SOUTHERN LYON
COUNTY AND MINERAL COUNTY WEST OF HIGHWAY 95.

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND
INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH
STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
509 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE SUNDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING
INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE DRY. THE AREAL COVERAGE OF
STORMS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY FROM THE JET STREAM REACH THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BECOME STRONGER AND WETTER SUNDAY AFTERNOON....WITH INCREASED
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AND POTENTIAL FOR OUTFLOW WINDS OVER 40 MPH.

OUTFLOW WINDS CAN TRAVEL A LONG DISTANCE FROM THE PARENT
THUNDERSTORM. IF A THUNDERSTORM DOES NOT PASS OVER YOUR
LOCATION...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS.

CAZ270>272-278-NVZ450-458-250015-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
509 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST
NEVADA...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...EASTERN
LASSEN COUNTY...THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LASSEN...PLUMAS AND
TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. IN NORTHWEST
NEVADA...NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA
FRONT INCLUDING RENO...CARSON CITY AND MINDEN.

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND
INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH
STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
654 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

.SOUTH FLOW WITH AMPLE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO
DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
SOME STORMS WILL BEGIN DRY...BUT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MOISTEN
WITH TIME INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. ACTIVITY SHOULD DECREASE LATER SUNDAY
NIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN IN A SIMILAR FASHION MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ280-281-285-250215-
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0001.100725T1800Z-100726T1200Z/
WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-
MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-
654 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT
MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 280 281 AND 285...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 281...280 AND 285

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. STORMS
WILL START OUT FAIRLY DRY DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...BUT WILL
BECOME WET WITH TIME INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF THE CASCADES.

* IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS
SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS.

* TIMING: MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE FROM
THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON WHICH COULD BEGIN A FEW STRIKES
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SCATTERED LIGHTNING IS MORE LIKELY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS INSTABILITY AND SUFFICIENT
MOISTURE FOR THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES.

* OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN MONDAY...BUT RAINFALL
POTENTIAL LOOKS GREATER.

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.

&&

$$

FB

VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD




URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
344 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

CAZ283-242245-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0001.100724T2300Z-100726T1100Z/
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
344 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE 283...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 283

* DRY THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AS EARLY AS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE THESE WILL INITIALLY BE ISOLATED IN
NATURE...LITTLE OR NO RAIN IS EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY...
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A
BETTER THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH MAY ACCOMPANY DRY
THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORM INDUCED
OUTFLOW IS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE
GREATER MOISTURE ARRIVES.

* IMPACTS: GIVEN RECEPTIVE FUELS...ESPECIALLY AT MIDDLE AND
LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND MINIMAL RAINFALL INITIALLY...LIGHTNING
MAY RESULT IN WILDFIRE STARTS. WHILE WETTING RAINS MAY
ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY...LIGHTNING AWAY FROM THE
CORE MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL WILDFIRE STARTS.

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.

&&

$$

TONKIN

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA


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