Friday, May 3, 2013

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (5/03/13-PM)



...RED FLAG WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH 3 PM PDT  SATURDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH  BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET...    .LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY  NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH BAY HILLS. THE TIME PERIOD OF STRONGEST  WIND IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WHEN GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE  ACROSS THE HILLS. IN ADDITION...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE  IN THE HILLS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LIKELY TO REMAIN BELOW  30 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE SATURDAY  AFTERNOON.    CAZ507-041200-  /O.NEW.KMTR.FW.W.0002.130504T0700Z-130504T2200Z/  NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-  205 PM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 3 PM  PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH BAY  HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A  RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3  PM PDT SATURDAY.    * 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: FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH 3 PM PDT SATURDAY    WITH THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS FROM ABOUT 1 AM SATURDAY    THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY.    * 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: AFTERNOON MINIMUM AROUND 15 PERCENT...STAYING LESS    THAN 30 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.    * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF RECORD DRY FUELS...WARM TEMPERATURES    AND STRONG AND DRY 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.    &&    $$    DYKEMA  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  523 PM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY 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.    CAZ276-277-283-040830-  /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0001.130504T0700Z-130504T2200Z/  INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-  WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-  TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-  523 PM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO  3 PM PDT SATURDAY 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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  330 PM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013    ...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TONIGHT AND  SATURDAY...    .LOW PRESSURE RETROGRADING FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO NORTHERN  CALIFORNIA AND BRING A PERIOD OF DRY AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST  WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. 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 THE  RECENT UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY WEATHER...AND EXPECTED INCREASING  WINDS LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...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.0001.130504T0700Z-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-  330 PM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO  4 PM PDT SATURDAY 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...MAXIMUM HUMIDITY RECOVERY UP TO 40 PERCENT    IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 9 TO 15 PERCENT    SATURDAY.    * 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  330 PM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013    ...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TONIGHT AND  SATURDAY...    .LOW PRESSURE RETROGRADING FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO NORTHERN  CALIFORNIA AND BRING A PERIOD OF DRY AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST  WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. 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 THE  RECENT UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY WEATHER...AND EXPECTED INCREASING  WINDS LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...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.0001.130504T0700Z-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-  330 PM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO  4 PM PDT SATURDAY 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 OVER THE NORTHEAST SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAXIMUM HUMIDITY RECOVERY IN SOME AREAS UP    TO 30 PERCENT TONIGHT. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 10 TO 15 PERCENT    SATURDAY.    * 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  
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