[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (5/31/13-AM)

...BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FRIDAY THROUGH  SATURDAY...    HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL BRING MUCH WARMER  TEMPERATURES...DRIER CONDITIONS...AND BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS TO  PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.  CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ON THE WEST  SIDE OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY...THE EASTERN PORTION OF SOLANO  COUNTY...AND THE EAST SIDE OF THE COASTAL RANGE MOUNTAINS.    CAZ215>218-263-279-011200-  /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.130531T1700Z-130602T0200Z/  NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW  1000 FT-  CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN  SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-  SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-  SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY  BELOW 1000 FT-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-  TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT-  EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-  321 AM PDT FRI MAY 31 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO  7 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  WEATHER ZONES 215...216...263 AND 279...    * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY...THE DELTA    AREA...AND ADJACENT COASTAL MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS.    * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...MAINLY    ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 5. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE    STRONGEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 PERCENT OR LESS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY    AFTERNOON...WITH AREAS OF POOR RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT.    * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH DRY    FUEL CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO ENHANCED FIRE DANGER. GRASS FIRES    CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY.    * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS    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 CAN  CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.    &&    INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA  WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO  WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

--
Check out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters/
Read my blog at http://eclecticarcania.blogspot.com/
My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/derkimster
Linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kim-noyes/9/3a1/2b8
Follow me on Twitter @DisasterKim

__._,_.___

Be sure to check out our Links Section at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters/links
Please join our Discussion Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters_discussion/ for topical but extended discussions started here or for less topical but nonetheless relevant messages.

Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional
Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required)
Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured
Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe

__,_._,___