[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - SoCal Deserts (4/10/13-PM)

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST /7 PM PDT/  THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND EXTREME  FIRE DANGER FOR YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY AND THE LOWER  COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA...IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN  RIVERSIDE COUNTY...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OF ARIZONA...  AND THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA.    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND EXTREME FIRE  DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST /7 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING.      * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER    COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ. IN CALIFORNIA...LOWER COLORADO RIVER    VALLEY CA AND IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE    COUNTY...INCLUDING CITIES OF PARKER AND BLYTHE.    * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.    * TIMING...MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE DANGER...VERY DRY FUELS...COMBINED WITH    LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO 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

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  937 AM PDT WED APR 10 2013    AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-110200-  /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0001.130410T1900Z-130411T0200Z/  LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-  LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-  937 AM PDT WED APR 10 2013 /937 AM MST WED APR 10 2013/    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/  THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  WEATHER ZONES 101...229 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 NOON UNTIL 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE  COLORADO RIVER ZONES.    * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD    NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE    229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE    466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE.    * TIMING...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH LATE MORNING AND ARE    EXPECTED TO BE STRONG DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE    DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING.    * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST    WINDS WILL BE FROM AROUND LAKE MOHAVE SOUTHWARD.    * HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO AROUND 10 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE    HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED THREAT OF EXTREME FIRE GROWTH    POTENTIAL.    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

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