Saturday, July 24, 2010

Re: [californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (7/24/10-PM)

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Kim Noyes<kimnoyes@gmail.com> wrote:

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA AND EASTERN NEVADA
SUNDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING
INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL BE DRY. THE AREAL COVERAGE OF STORMS
WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
FROM THE JET STREAM REACHES THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME
STRONGER AND POSSIBLY WETTER LATE 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-NVZ459-251400-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
510 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT
SUNDAY 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. EAST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY WILL SEE MORE
ISOLATED STORMS.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
510 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

REISSUED TO CORRECT LAKE TAHOE ZONE 272.

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA AND EASTERN NEVADA
SUNDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING
INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL BE DRY. THE AREAL COVERAGE OF STORMS
WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
FROM THE JET STREAM REACHES THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME
STRONGER AND POSSIBLY WETTER LATE 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.

CAZ270-271-278-NVZ450-458-251400-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
510 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT
SUNDAY 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 AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LASSEN...PLUMAS
AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS. 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 WILL CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND MAY
COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE
GROWTH.

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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
510 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

REISSUED TO CORRECT LAKE TAHOE ZONE 272.

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA AND EASTERN NEVADA
SUNDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING
INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL BE DRY. THE AREAL COVERAGE OF STORMS
WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
FROM THE JET STREAM REACHES THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME
STRONGER AND POSSIBLY WETTER LATE 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.

CAZ272-251400-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/
/O.EXA.KREV.FW.W.0004.100725T1800Z-100726T0100Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
510 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN INCLUDING THE HUMBOLDT-
TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST IN THE CARSON RANGE...

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS
FOR THE EAST SIDE OF THE BASIN INCLUDING THE CARSON RANGE.
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAINS AND INCREASED
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

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

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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
309 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL POSE A FIRE THREAT SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON...

.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.

ORZ621>624-251400-
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0001.100725T1800Z-100726T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0001.100726T1200Z-100727T0600Z/
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-
309 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM
PDT MONDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE
ZONES 621...622...623...AND 624...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE
FOR FIRE ZONES 621...622...623...AND 624...

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

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. STORMS WILL
START OUT SOMEWHAT DRY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL BECOME MORE
WET WITH TIME INTO SUNDAY EVENING. MONDAY STORMS WILL BE WET...WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. THE STRONGEST
WINDS GUSTS 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 LATE TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND INCREASING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. A DECREASE IN
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED IN THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING MONDAY...
BUT STORMS WILL INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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.

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.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
309 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL POSE A FIRE THREAT SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON...

.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.

CAZ280-281-284-285-251400-
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0001.100725T1800Z-100726T1200Z/
WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-
SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT
SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-
309 PM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM
PDT MONDAY FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE
FOR FIRE ZONES 280...281...AND 285...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 280...281 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 THOUGH TONIGHT 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. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE.

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=rev&wwa=red%20flag%20warning

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