...DRY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST HAS PRODUCED AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS WEST OF STATE ROUTE 58 THROUGH THIS
EVENING. A DEEPER INFLUX OF MOISTURE WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE
OF WETTING RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY.
CAZ295-240600-
/O.NEW.KHNX.FW.W.0002.110923T1800Z-110924T0600Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
909 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
WEST OF STATE ROUTE 58...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS WEST OF STATE ROUTE 58...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN ZONE 295 WEST OF STATE
ROUTE 58.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN
AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
* TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
MAINLY DRY UNTIL AN INFLUX OF MID-LEVEL MOISTURE ARRIVES
BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...SCATTERED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
LOCALLY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS
FIRE ENVIRONMENT WEST OF STATE ROUTE 58.
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. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED
FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
MENDENHALL
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
619 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
CAZ518-240000-
/O.NEW.KMTR.FW.W.0002.110923T1800Z-110924T0600Z/
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
619 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DRY
LIGHTNING FOR THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND MONTEREY
COUNTIES INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA: MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY
COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT.
* TIMING: FRIDAY 11 AM PDT THROUGH 11 PM PDT.
* DRY LIGHTNING: INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE DRY HEIGHTENING
THE RISK FOR LIGHTNING SPARKED WILD FIRES.
* THUNDERSTORMS: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DRY LIGHTNING.
* IMPACTS: DRY FUEL CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LIGHTNING WILL
HEIGHTEN THE RISK OF WILD FIRE IGNITION. ADDITIONALLY THE
ASSOCIATED GUSTY WINDS MAY ENHANCE THE SPREAD OF ANY ON GOING OR
NEWLY IGNITED FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
STROBIN
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
619 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
CAZ517-240000-
/O.UPG.KMTR.FW.A.0002.110924T0300Z-110924T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.FW.W.0002.110923T1800Z-110924T0600Z/
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
619 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DRY
LIGHTNING FOR THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL
FOREST...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA: THE LOS PADRES FOREST LOCATED ALONG COASTAL
MONTEREY COUNTY.
* TIMING: FRIDAY 11 AM PDT THROUGH 11 PM PDT.
* DRY LIGHTNING: INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE DRY HEIGHTENING
THE RISK FOR LIGHTNING SPARKED WILD FIRES.
* THUNDERSTORMS: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 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...
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.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
329 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...DRY LIGHTNING EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO
STREAM IN MID-LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED ACROSS SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS
WELL AS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES. WITH A RATHER DRY LOWER ATMOSPHERE...ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE...IF
ANY...MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. THEREFORE...DRY LIGHTNING IS A
CONCERN THROUGH THIS EVENING. WITH FUELS APPROACHING CRITICAL
LEVELS...ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD IGNITE A FIRE...AND OUTFLOW
WINDS COULD SPREAD THE FIRE QUICKLY.
CAZ237-238-231700-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0002.110923T1800Z-110924T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
329 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF
SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11
AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE CAPABLE
OF IGNITING A FIRE. THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS COULD
RESULT IN A RAPID FIRE SPREAD.
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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
329 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...DRY LIGHTNING EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO
STREAM IN MID-LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED ACROSS SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS
WELL AS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES. WITH A RATHER DRY LOWER ATMOSPHERE...ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE...IF
ANY...MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. THEREFORE...DRY LIGHTNING IS A
CONCERN THROUGH THIS EVENING. WITH FUELS APPROACHING CRITICAL
LEVELS...ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD IGNITE A FIRE...AND OUTFLOW
WINDS COULD SPREAD THE FIRE QUICKLY.
CAZ259-231700-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0002.110923T1800Z-110924T0600Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
329 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11
AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE CAPABLE
OF IGNITING A FIRE. THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS COULD
RESULT IN A RAPID FIRE SPREAD.
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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
RAT/RORKE
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
329 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...DRY LIGHTNING EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO
STREAM IN MID-LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED ACROSS SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS
WELL AS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES. WITH A RATHER DRY LOWER ATMOSPHERE...ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE...IF
ANY...MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. THEREFORE...DRY LIGHTNING IS A
CONCERN THROUGH THIS EVENING. WITH FUELS APPROACHING CRITICAL
LEVELS...ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD IGNITE A FIRE...AND OUTFLOW
WINDS COULD SPREAD THE FIRE QUICKLY.
CAZ253-254-231700-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0002.110923T1800Z-110924T0600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
329 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11
AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE CAPABLE
OF IGNITING A FIRE. THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS COULD
RESULT IN A RAPID FIRE SPREAD.
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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
329 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...DRY LIGHTNING EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO
STREAM IN MID-LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED ACROSS SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS
WELL AS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES. WITH A RATHER DRY LOWER ATMOSPHERE...ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE...IF
ANY...MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. THEREFORE...DRY LIGHTNING IS A
CONCERN THROUGH THIS EVENING. WITH FUELS APPROACHING CRITICAL
LEVELS...ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD IGNITE A FIRE...AND OUTFLOW
WINDS COULD SPREAD THE FIRE QUICKLY.
CAZ234>236-231700-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0002.110923T1800Z-110924T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
329 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR COASTAL AREAS OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11
AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE CAPABLE
OF IGNITING A FIRE. THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS COULD
RESULT IN A RAPID FIRE SPREAD.
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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
329 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...DRY LIGHTNING EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO
STREAM IN MID-LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED ACROSS SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS
WELL AS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES. WITH A RATHER DRY LOWER ATMOSPHERE...ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE...IF
ANY...MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. THEREFORE...DRY LIGHTNING IS A
CONCERN THROUGH THIS EVENING. WITH FUELS APPROACHING CRITICAL
LEVELS...ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD IGNITE A FIRE...AND OUTFLOW
WINDS COULD SPREAD THE FIRE QUICKLY.
CAZ251-252-231700-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0002.110923T1800Z-110924T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
329 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11
AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS...WITH DRY FUELS...ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE CAPABLE
OF IGNITING A FIRE. THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS COULD
RESULT IN A RAPID FIRE SPREAD.
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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=Red%20Flag%20Warning
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