Tuesday, April 30, 2013

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (4/30/13-AM)



.STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO  WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND  EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY WHEN WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50  MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HILLS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO  DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT  WITH VERY DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.    CAZ507-010300-  /O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0001.130501T0100Z-130502T0100Z/  NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-  432 AM PDT TUE APR 30 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO  6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH  BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET...    * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 507 NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. INCLUDES    ALL LOCATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN MARIN...SONOMA AND NAPA    COUNTY INCLUDING MOUNT SAINT HELENA AND MOUNT TAMALPAIS.    * TIMING: FROM 6 PM TODAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE PERIOD OF    STRONGEST WINDS ROUGHLY FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM WEDNESDAY.    * WIND: NORTH TO NORTHEAST SUSTAINED 20 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT    GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER    PEAKS OF NAPA COUNTY ALONG THE YOLO AND LAKE COUNTY BORDERS.    * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON MINIMUM 15 TO 20 PERCENT...STAYING LESS    THEN 30 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.    * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF RECORD DRY FUELS...NEAR RECORD    WARMTH ALONG WITH STRONG AND DRY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE    THE PROBABILITY OF NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO    USE EXTRA CAUTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING OR 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 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA  432 AM PDT TUE APR 30 2013    .STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO  WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND  EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY WHEN WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50  MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HILLS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO  DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT  WITH VERY DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.    CAZ511-010300-  /O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0001.130501T0100Z-130502T0100Z/  EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-  432 AM PDT TUE APR 30 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO  6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST  BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET...    * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 511 EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE.    INCLUDES ALL LOCATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN ALAMEDA AND CONTRA    COSTA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SANTA CLARA COUNTY HILLS.    INCLUDING MOUNT DIABLO STATE PARK...HENRY COE AND THE    VICINITY OF MOUNT HAMILTON.    * TIMING: FROM 6 PM TODAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE    PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS ROUGHLY FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10    AM WEDNESDAY.    * WIND: NORTH TO NORTHEAST SUSTAINED 20 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT    GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER    PEAKS INCLUDING MOUNT DIABLO.    * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON MINIMUM 15 TO 20 PERCENT...STAYING LESS    THEN 30 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.    * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF RECORD DRY FUELS...NEAR RECORD    WARMTH ALONG WITH STRONG AND DRY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE    THE PROBABILITY OF NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO    USE EXTRA CAUTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING OR 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
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