[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warning - NorCal (7/30/10-AM)

...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING INCREASING AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS
AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE
 WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

CAZ270-278-NVZ450-453-458-302300-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0007.100730T2100Z-100731T0500Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0006.100731T2000Z-100801T0400Z/
 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
345 AM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA...
 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
 WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREAS: IN CALIFORNIA...THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND
   EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. IN NEVADA...WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA
  FRONT...WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE...AND NORTHERN
  WASHOE COUNTY.

* WIND: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
  STEADY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES MAY PERSIST
   THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 12 PERCENT.
  OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
   ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES.

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

* CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ON MID AND UPPER
  SLOPES...DUE TO POOR RECOVERY AND STEADY WINDS.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR
 UPDATES.

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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=rev&wwa=red%20flag%20warning

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