A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE COASTWARD AND THEN INLAND OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. THE MOST ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS INTO THE VALLEY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WHICH COULD PRODUCE NEW FIRE STARTS AND IMPACT CURRENT WILDFIRES. CAZ263-279-202330- /O.EXT.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130822T1200Z/ SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA- GLENN UNIT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 405 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 263 AND 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279 EASTERN MENDOCINO NF. * TIMING...THE THREAT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTAIN AT LEAST SOME RAINFALL AND WILL BECOME WETTER WITH TIME. STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. * OUTFLOW WINDS...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING STRIKES MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS. LOCALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE FIRES WHICH DEVELOP TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 405 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE COASTWARD AND THEN INLAND OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. THE MOST ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS INTO THE VALLEY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WHICH COULD PRODUCE NEW FIRE STARTS AND IMPACT CURRENT WILDFIRES. CAZ213>215-266-268-202330- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130822T1200Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP- NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)- 405 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213... 214...215...266 AND 268... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 213 EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214 BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 268 NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK- GRIZZLY PEAK-BECKWORTH PEAK). * TIMING...THE THREAT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTAIN AT LEAST SOME RAINFALL AND WILL BECOME WETTER WITH TIME. STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. * OUTFLOW WINDS...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING STRIKES MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS. LOCALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE FIRES WHICH DEVELOP TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 405 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE COASTWARD AND THEN INLAND OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. THE MOST ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS INTO THE VALLEY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WHICH COULD PRODUCE NEW FIRE STARTS AND IMPACT CURRENT WILDFIRES. CAZ216-220-221-264-267-269-202330- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130822T0600Z/ CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT-STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 405 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 216...220... 221...264...267 AND 269... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216 CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220 SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 267 NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 269 NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST. * TIMING...THE THREAT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTAIN AT LEAST SOME RAINFALL AND WILL BECOME WETTER WITH TIME. STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. * OUTFLOW WINDS...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING STRIKES MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS. LOCALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE FIRES WHICH DEVELOP TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1132 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 CAZ282-284-285-210645- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130823T0300Z/ SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY- SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 1132 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS IN FIRE WEATHER ZONES 282... 284 AND 285... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 282...284 AND 285. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BUT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. * RAINFALL: STORMS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY, BUT CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE STORMS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CAUSE NEW FIRES TO SPREAD. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1132 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 CAZ280-281-210645- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130823T0300Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY- 1132 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS IN FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 281... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 281. * THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL REMAIN MOSTLY IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THEN WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * RAINFALL: STORMS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY, BUT CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE STORMS LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CAUSE NEW FIRES TO SPREAD. * 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. && $$ SPILDE VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 835 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 CAZ510>512-210700- /O.EXT.KMTR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130821T0700Z/ EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 835 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR THE EAST BAY PLUS THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 510 EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS...FIRE ZONE 511 EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE...FIRE ZONE 512 SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THUNDERSTORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER WITH TIME. STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. * OUTFLOW WINDS: SPEEDS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS: DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS EVEN WITH STORMS THAT ARE WET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS AND LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. && $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 835 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 CAZ506-507-210700- /O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130822T0000Z/ NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 835 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR NORTH BAY VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 506 NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS... FIRE ZONE 507 NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE NORTH BAY. * THUNDERSTORMS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THUNDERSTORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER WITH TIME. STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. * OUTFLOW WINDS: SPEEDS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS: DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS EVEN WITH STORMS THAT ARE WET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS AND LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 441 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY... .AN UPPER LOW SOUTH OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WILL SLIDE NORTH INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH MIDWEEK. THIS LOW WILL BRING THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHWEST CA THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. CAZ276-277-201945- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130822T1200Z/ INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- 441 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 276 AND 277... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 276 AND 277. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED STORMS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME SCATTERED INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANY STORMS FORMING TODAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY WILL LIKELY BE DRY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. * IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 441 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY... .AN UPPER LOW SOUTH OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WILL SLIDE NORTH INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH MIDWEEK. THIS LOW WILL BRING THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHWEST CA THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. CAZ211-201945- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0008.130820T2200Z-130822T1200Z/ HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- 441 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 211... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 211. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED STORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME SCATTERED INTO WEDNESDAY. STORMS WILL INITIALLY BE DRY WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS INCREASING INTO THURSDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. * IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. 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 EUREKA CA 441 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY... .AN UPPER LOW SOUTH OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WILL SLIDE NORTH INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH MIDWEEK. THIS LOW WILL BRING THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHWEST CA THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. CAZ212-283-201945- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130822T1200Z/ VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 441 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 212 AND 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 212 AND 283. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED STORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME SCATTERED INTO WEDNESDAY. STORMS WILL INITIALLY BE DRY WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS INCREASING INTO THURSDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. * IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. 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.Source: NWS Sacramento
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