Re: [californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - Colorado River Valley (4/17/13-AM)

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From: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>
To: CaliforniaDisasters <californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, Apr 17, 2013 18:35:46 GMT+00:00
Subject: [californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - Colorado River Valley (4/17/13-AM)

 

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS  MORNING TO 7 PM MST /7 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...  LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE LOWER COLORADO  RIVER VALLEY...    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/ THIS MORNING  TO 7 PM MST /7 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO  LONGER IN EFFECT.    * AFFECTED AREA... IN CALIFORNIA...LOWER    COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA.    * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.    * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY    EVENING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE    HUMIDITY...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER    CONDITIONS ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER.    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  1054 AM PDT WED APR 17 2013    AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-180200-  /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.130417T1800Z-130418T0200Z/  LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-  LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-  1054 AM PDT WED APR 17 2013 /1054 AM MST WED APR 17 2013/    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/  THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466...    * AFFECTED AREA... IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE    229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.     * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH WINDS THEN    DECREASING.    * WIND...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH.    * HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 6 TO 11 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

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