...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE ORIGINATING FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND BRING DRY AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY. AFTER A LENGTHY PERIOD OF DRY AND FREQUENTLY WINDY WEATHER...FUEL MOISTURE HAS ALREADY DRIED TO LATE SUMMER LEVELS IN SOME AREAS. THE FUEL CONDITIONS ALONG WITH VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER AND BREEZY WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LITTLE RAINFALL. CAZ215-216-042300- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130504T2300Z/ 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- 528 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215 AND 216... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216 CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...INCREASING WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY 9 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH FUEL CONDITIONS AT CRITICAL LEVELS MAY LEAD TO ENHANCED FIRE DANGER...ESPECIALLY FOR FINE FUELS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARD 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. && INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 528 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2013 ...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE ORIGINATING FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND BRING DRY AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY. AFTER A LENGTHY PERIOD OF DRY AND FREQUENTLY WINDY WEATHER...FUEL MOISTURE HAS ALREADY DRIED TO LATE SUMMER LEVELS IN SOME AREAS. THE FUEL CONDITIONS ALONG WITH VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER AND BREEZY WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LITTLE RAINFALL. CAZ213-263-264-266-279-042300- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130504T2300Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT- LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 528 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 263...264 AND 279 MAINLY BELOW 3000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 213 EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF BELOW 3000 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT BELOW 3000 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT BELOW 3000 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS BELOW 3000 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279 EASTERN MENDOCINO NF BELOW 3000 FEET. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH FUEL CONDITIONS AT CRITICAL LEVELS MAY LEAD TO ENHANCED FIRE DANGER...ESPECIALLY FOR FINE FUELS. * 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 413 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NORTH BAY HILLS UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ARE IMPACTING THE HILLS OF THE NORTH BAY EARLY THIS MORNING. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM THIS MORNING WHEN WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE RIDGES. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE NORTH BAY HILLS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE COOLER TEMPERATURES RETURN TONIGHT. CAZ507-042145- /O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130504T2200Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 413 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 507 NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. INCLUDING ALL LOCATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN MARIN...SONOMA AND NAPA COUNTIES INCLUDING MOUNT SAINT HELENA AND MOUNT TAMALPAIS. * TIMING: THROUGH 3 PM PDT SATURDAY WITH THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. * WIND: NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS OF NAPA COUNTY ALONG THE YOLO AND LAKE COUNTY BORDERS. * HUMIDITY: STEADY BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF RECORD DRY FUELS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. 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 EUREKA CA 111 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA FROM THE NORTHEAST WILL BRING AN ENHANCED PERIOD OF EASTERLY WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND DRY CONDITIONS TONIGHT. FINE AND DEAD FUELS HAVE ALREADY DRIED TO SUMMER LEVELS IN SOME AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS FOR AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN MENDOCINO AND TRINITY COUNTIES. CAZ276-277-283-041615- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130504T2200Z/ INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 111 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 276...277 AND 283 FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 276...277 AND 283 ABOVE 2000 FEET. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAXIMUM OVERNIGHT RH 15 TO 25 PERCENT. DAYTIME MINIMUM RH FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH FUEL CONDITIONS AT CRITICAL LEVELS WILL LEAD TO ENHANCED FIRE DANGER...ESPECIALLY FOR FINE AND DEAD FUELS. 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.--
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