[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Fire Weather Watch - Monterey District/Los Padres NF

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH SOUTHERN  PORTIONS OF THE FIRE DISTRICT FRIDAY EVENING BRINGING A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LOS PADRES FOREST. * AFFECTED AREA...THE LOS PADRES FOREST LOCATED ALONG COASTAL MONTEREY COUNTY. * DRY LIGHTNING...INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY HEIGHTENING THE RISK FOR LIGHTNING SPARKED WILD FIRE. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS AND DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...DRY FUEL CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LIGHTNING WILL HEIGHTEN THE RISK OF WILD FIRE IGNITION. ADDITIONALLY THE ASSOCIATED GUSTY WINDS MAY ENHANCE THE SPREAD OF ANY ON GOING OR NEWLY IGNITED FIRES. 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: SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-

Affected Counties or parts of: San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Marin, Monterey, Contra Costa, Napa, San Benito, Sonoma, Santa Clara, Alameda

Sent: 2011-09-22T20:44:19-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

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