[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal/Eastern Sierra (8/18/10-AM)

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED AGAIN OVER THE SIERRA
FRONT AND THE SIERRA SOUTH OF LAKE TAHOE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING
  GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION AGAIN TODAY. VERY DRY AIR REMAINS IN
PLACE AND HUMIDITIES WILL FALL THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE AGAIN
TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT INTO MONO COUNTY
BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
  
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE
POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

CAZ273-NVZ450-190000-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.100818T2000Z-100819T0400Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
  358 AM PDT WED AUG 18 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES....
  
* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...
  FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT.

* WIND TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25
  MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  
* HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT
  RECOVERY.

* 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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 HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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

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