Thursday, January 19, 2012

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings in NorCal (01/19/12-AM)



...WINDY AND DRY AGAIN TODAY...

.A DRY AIRMASS REMAINS NEAR THE SURFACE ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY WORK ITS WAY SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE SHARPLY WHEN THIS
BOUNDARY ARRIVES...BEGINNING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LAKE TAHOE. IT
WILL THEN PROGRESS TO SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND THE SIERRA FRONT BY
LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO MONO COUNTY THIS EVENING.

CAZ273-200000-
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0003.120119T1800Z-120120T0400Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
632 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO COUNTY AND
EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN RISING
RAPIDLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
632 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINDY AND DRY AGAIN TODAY...

.A DRY AIRMASS REMAINS NEAR THE SURFACE ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY WORK ITS WAY SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE SHARPLY WHEN THIS
BOUNDARY ARRIVES...BEGINNING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LAKE TAHOE. IT
WILL THEN PROGRESS TO SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND THE SIERRA FRONT BY
LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO MONO COUNTY THIS EVENING.

CAZ272-200000-
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0003.120119T1432Z-120120T0000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
632 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. RAPIDLY INCREASING ABOVE 20
PERCENT AROUND NOON FOR NORTH LAKE TAHOE AND AROUDN 3 PM FOR
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

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


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