[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Red Flag Warning - CA Lower Desert

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /1 PM PDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING.  * AFFECTED AREA... THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN ARIZONA... NEAR PARKER...MARTINEZ LAKE AND YUMA. IN CALIFORNIA...NEAR BLYTHE... CIBOLA AND PALO VERDE. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY...AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH TO EXTREME IN MANY AREAS. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

Area:  ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-

Affected Counties or parts of: Riverside, Imperial

Sent: 2011-05-23T05:22:08-07:00

Original Sender: KPSR@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

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