[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warning - E. San Berdo. Co.l (9/07/10-AM)

LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
208 AM PDT TUE SEP 7 2010 /208 AM MST TUE SEP 7 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 8 PM
PDT /8 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FOR MOHAVE COUNTY...MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM NOON TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES
 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO
45 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE NEAR OR
BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND FUELS ARE FORECAST TO BE VERY DRY. THESE
 FACTORS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
 WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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MORGAN

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

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