[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - SoCal (9/30/10-AM)

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR DRY LIGHTNING...  .LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE AVERAGING ABOUT 2 PER MINUTE AND ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH ARE ACCOMPANYING THE THUNDERSTORMS. DOWNDRAFT WINDS SO FAR HAVE BEEN MEASURED BETWEEN 25 AND 37 M,PH. POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 45 MPH REMAINS. NO SIGNIFICANT MOISTENING OF LOWER LEVELS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.  CAZ242-248-250-255>258-260>262-010245- /O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0002.100930T1441Z-101001T0600Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY- LUCERNE VALLEY-YUCCA VALLEY-MORONGO VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK- 741 AM PDT THU SEP 30 2010  ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  * FREQUENT DRY LIGHTNING LIKELY TO ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS  * THUNDERSTORMS: WIDESPREAD FROM THE COASTS TO THE DESERTS MOVING   TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST  * OUTFLOW WINDS: BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH  * TIMING: UNTIL LATE EVENING HOURS  * OUTLOOK: MORE WETTING RAINS LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY  * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING STARTED FIRES WILL LIKELY BE FANNED BY   DOWNDRAFTS AND HAVE RAPID SPREAD RATES INITIALLY   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.  &&  $$  BALFOUR HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO

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

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