[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (7/27/10-PM)

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
 WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN
   WASHOE COUNTY.

* THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
  FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
  WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE JET STREAM MOVES OVER NORTHWEST NEVADA.

 * IMPACTS: FAST MOVING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LITTLE TO NO
  RAINFALL AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TO GENERATE NEW FIRE STARTS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
156 PM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010

ORZ621>625-280600-
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100728T0600Z/
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-KLAMATH BASIN-
156 PM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010

 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONES 621...622...623...624 AND
625...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 621...622...623...624 AND 625

* THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE
   HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND
  NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS
   SCATTERED LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS.

* TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL END AFTER
  10 PM.

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.

&&

$$


VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

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

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