[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal/Eastern Sierra (8/20/10-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 CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
 CONDITIONS.

CAZ270>273-278-NVZ450-453-458-459-211400-
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/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0011.100821T1800Z-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-
 740 AM PDT FRI AUG 20 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA
AND WESTERN NEVADA...

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THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* 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. WINDIEST CONDITIONS WILL BE WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 WITH GUSTS
   OVER 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM VALUES NEAR 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 RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.
 
&&

$$

LINDAMAN

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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

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