[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Fire Weather Watch - Siskiyou Co.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE RED  FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 280. * WIND...EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY ACROSS THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES.  * HUMIDITY... POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS MID SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT. DAYTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 15-25 PERCENT TODAY WILL DECREASE 5-10 PERCENT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  * IMPACTS... LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL EXACERBATE FIRE DANGER. THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AND LOW NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY ACROSS THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE GROWTH IN THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

Area: WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-

Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Siskiyou

Sent: 2011-09-08T05:52:16-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR

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