[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - SoCal Deserts (4/07/13-PM)

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR  STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR JOSHUA  TREE NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY...AND IMPERIAL COUNTY...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE  DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. THE FIRE  WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.    * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AND    IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY.    * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.    * TIMING...MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING MONDAY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE    HUMIDITY...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE    WEATHER CONDITIONS.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE  FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.    &&    $$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ  1231 PM MST SUN APR 7 2013    AZZ131-132-CAZ231-080345-  /O.UPG.KPSR.FW.A.0001.130408T1800Z-130409T0300Z/  /O.NEW.KPSR.FW.W.0002.130408T1800Z-130409T0300Z/  ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131  YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-  ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132  SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS-  CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231  LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-  1231 PM MST SUN APR 7 2013 /1231 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013/    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM  MST /8 PM PDT/ MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA  DESERTS...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE  DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST  /8 PM PDT/ MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.    * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER    COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ AND SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS    INCLUDING PHOENIX. IN CALIFORNIA...LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA.    * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.    * TIMING...MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING MONDAY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE    HUMIDITY...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE    WEATHER CONDITIONS.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE  FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.    &&    $$    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT    WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

Source: NWS Phoenix

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