[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warning - Eastern Sierra (8/16/10-AM)

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS
 AND VERY DRY AIR TO THE SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA.

THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE
POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

CAZ273-NVZ450-170445-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0007.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/
 /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0800Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
936 AM PDT MON AUG 16 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: MONO...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN
   NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN NORTH OF
  MONO LAKE.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
   EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS IN ALPINE COUNTY
  WILL REACH 70 MPH TUESDAY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT WITH
  POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 20 PERCENT
   FOR MANY MID SLOPE LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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

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

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