Wednesday, May 1, 2013

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (5/01/13-AM)



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING  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: THIS EVENING 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

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA  442 AM PDT WED MAY 1 2013    CAZ507-020100-  /O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130502T0100Z/  NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-  442 AM PDT WED MAY 1 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING  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: THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST    WINDS UNTIL 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: LOCALLY LESS THAN 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE PERIOD.    * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF RECORD DRY FUELS...NEAR RECORD    WARMTH ALONG WITH STRONG AND DRY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP A HIGH    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 HANFORD CA  900 AM PDT WED MAY 1 2013    CAZ295-297-012200-  /O.CON.KHNX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130503T0000Z/  KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  900 AM PDT WED MAY 1 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR  STRONG WINDS AND VERY DRY FUELS WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 295 KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND    THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 297 TULARE COUNTY    MOUNTAINS.    * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE    THROUGH FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5-10 PERCENT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 HOURS OR    MORE. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR IN MANY AREAS.    * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AT 5000 FEET 67-72.    * LIGHTNING...NONE.    * IMPACTS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY    FUELS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED FIRE DANGER. IF FIRE IGNITION    OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD    TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.    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. PLEASE ADVISE THE  APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG  WARNING.    &&    $$    BEAN
Source: NWS San Francisco
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