[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (7/23/13-PM)

...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...    .MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALOFT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AS  THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE AND SEVERAL DISTURBANCES MOVE  THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS  ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. AT THE SAME TIME...THE LOW LEVELS WILL  REMAIN VERY DRY...THUS MOST STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DRY. WHILE  SCATTERED COVERAGE IS NOT EXPECTED...LIGHTNING WITH LITTLE TO NO  RAIN ON VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A LOT OF NEW  STARTS.    CAZ282-284-285-241200-  /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0004.130724T1800Z-130725T0600Z/  /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0005.130724T1800Z-130725T0600Z/  SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY-  SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT  SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-  1251 PM PDT TUE JUL 23 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY  FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES  282...284 AND 285...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.  THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.    * THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY    AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WHILE SCATTERED COVERAGE IS NOT    ANTICIPATED...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION    ON VERY DRY FUELS WILL PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR NEW    FIRE STARTS.    * OUTFLOW WINDS: LOCAL GUSTS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE.    * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING STRIKES MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS. VERY    DRY CONDITIONS AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE ANY FIRES    THAT DO DEVELOP TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.    * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT    HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL  CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.    &&    $$    VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

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