[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (8/27/10-PM)

MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
918 PM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO...LYON...EASTERN ALPINE AND
 SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...
  FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* WIND OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
   OVER WIND PRONE AREAS AND UPPER SLOPES OVERNIGHT WITH LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL SPREAD TO ALL AREAS AFTER SUNRISE
  SATURDAY WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH UP TO 70 MPH.
 
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUMS OF 7 TO 14 PERCENT SATURDAY. WINDY LOCATIONS
  OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN IN THE TEENS WITH RECOVERY TO ONLY 30
  PERCENT ELSEWHERE.

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

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
918 PM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010

CAZ272-281200-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100828T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
 918 PM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA.
 
* WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN WIND
  PRONE AREAS AND UPPER SLOPES OVERNIGHT. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL
  REACH 70 MPH AT TIMES.

* HUMIDITY: POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT WITH VALUES ON THE MID AND UPPER
   SLOPES REMAINING IN THE 15-25% RANGE.

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

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

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

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