Thursday, August 19, 2010

[californiadisasters] Fire Weather Watch - NorCal (8/19/10-AM)



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY
CAUSING GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS AND CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

CAZ270>273-278-NVZ450-453-458-459-201400-
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0008.100821T1800Z-100822T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
935 AM PDT THU AUG 19 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SIERRA
AND WESTERN NEVADA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE
ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN
NEVADA COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA...FIRE
ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN
LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...FIRE
ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE...FIRE ZONE 458
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON
COUNTIES.

* WIND: SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30
MPH LIKELY. WINDIEST CONDITIONS WILL BE WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 WITH
GUSTS OVER 35 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM VALUES BELOW 10 PERCENT ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA
AND 15 TO 18 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SIERRA.

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


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.

&&

$$

LABELLE

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
122 PM PDT THU AUG 19 2010


CAZ284-285-ORZ624-625-200830-
/O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0006.100821T1800Z-100822T0600Z/
SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT
SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-
KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN
LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES-
122 PM PDT THU AUG 19 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 284...285...624 AND 625...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.


* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 624...285...284 AND 625

* WIND: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 8 TO
18 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE A
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER SITUATION SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

SK

VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=rev&wwa=fire%20weather%20watch

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