[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warning - San Berdo Co. (4/09/12-AM)

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...465 AND 466...  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.  * AFFECTED AREA... IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE   229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. 
 * TIMING...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL ALLOW VALUES TO   QUICKLY FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT TUESDAY MORNING AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE   BY LATE MORNING.  * WIND...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT.  * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY   AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR   EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.  PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.  &&  $$  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS

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

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