Wednesday, October 2, 2013

[californiadisasters] Diablo Wind Red Flag Warning - Bay Area (10/02/13-PM)



A CLASSIC EARLY FALL OFFSHORE WIND EVENT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE  SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. AFTER A WARM AND DRY  DAY ON THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH  AND EAST BAY HILLS BY SUNSET. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS  WILL BLOW ALL NIGHT WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE  HILLS WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS BLOW STEADY FROM 10 TO 20 MPH. THIS  PATTERN WILL PREVENT ANY RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY INTO FRIDAY  MORNING. THEN ON FRIDAY WARM TO HOT TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP  WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT WHILE  OFFSHORE WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO  EASE BY FRIDAY NIGHT BUT ANOTHER NIGHT OF POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY  AND LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS THE BAY AREA HILLS INCLUDING THE SANTA  CRUZ MOUNTAINS.    CAZ512-031200-  /O.UPG.KMTR.FW.A.0004.131004T0100Z-131005T1300Z/  /O.NEW.KMTR.FW.W.0005.131004T0100Z-131005T1300Z/  SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-  1034 AM PDT WED OCT 2 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PDT  SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA  CRUZ MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1000 FEET...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A  RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM  PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.        * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 512 SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS. THE HILLS    ABOVE 1000 FEET IN SANTA CRUZ AND SAN MATEO COUNTY.    * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT INTO    FRIDAY MORNING WITH VERY DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES INTO    FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL ONLY SLOWLY IMPROVE INTO THE    WEEKEND.    * WIND: NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30    MPH...LOCALLY STRONGER OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES ABOVE 2500 FEET.    * HUMIDITY: 20 TO 30 PERCENT THURSDAY NIGHT...DRYING TO 10 TO    20 PERCENT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON    * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW    HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE    ANY NEW IGNITIONS COULD SEE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.        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.    &&    $$      HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA  1034 AM PDT WED OCT 2 2013    .A CLASSIC EARLY FALL OFFSHORE WIND EVENT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE  SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. AFTER A WARM AND DRY  DAY ON THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH  AND EAST BAY HILLS BY SUNSET. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS  WILL BLOW ALL NIGHT WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE  HILLS WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS BLOW STEADY FROM 10 TO 20 MPH. THIS  PATTERN WILL PREVENT ANY RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY INTO FRIDAY  MORNING. THEN ON FRIDAY WARM TO HOT TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP  WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT WHILE  OFFSHORE WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO  EASE BY FRIDAY NIGHT BUT ANOTHER NIGHT OF POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY  AND LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS THE BAY AREA HILLS INCLUDING THE SANTA  CRUZ MOUNTAINS.    CAZ511-031200-  /O.UPG.KMTR.FW.A.0004.131004T0100Z-131005T1300Z/  /O.NEW.KMTR.FW.W.0005.131004T0100Z-131005T1300Z/  EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-  1034 AM PDT WED OCT 2 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PDT  SATURDAY FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST BAY  HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A  RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM  PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.        * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 511 EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE.    THE HILLS OF CONTRA COSTA...ALAMEDA AND INTERIOR SANTA CLARA    COUNTY ABOVE 1000 FEET INCLUDING MOUNT DIABLO AND HENRY COE    STATE PARKS.    * TIMING: THE STRONGEST OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY    NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY    VALUES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL ONLY SLOWLY IMPROVE    OVER THE WEEKEND.    * WIND: NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO    45 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ABOVE 2500 FEET.    * HUMIDITY: 20 TO 30 PERCENT THURSDAY NIGHT...DRYING TO 10 TO    20 PERCENT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON    * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW    HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE    ANY NEW IGNITIONS COULD SEE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.        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 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA  1034 AM PDT WED OCT 2 2013    .A CLASSIC EARLY FALL OFFSHORE WIND EVENT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE  SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. AFTER A WARM AND DRY  DAY ON THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH  AND EAST BAY HILLS BY SUNSET. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS  WILL BLOW ALL NIGHT WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE  HILLS WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS BLOW STEADY FROM 10 TO 20 MPH. THIS  PATTERN WILL PREVENT ANY RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY INTO FRIDAY  MORNING. THEN ON FRIDAY WARM TO HOT TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP  WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT WHILE  OFFSHORE WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO  EASE BY FRIDAY NIGHT BUT ANOTHER NIGHT OF POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY  AND LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS THE BAY AREA HILLS INCLUDING THE SANTA  CRUZ MOUNTAINS.    CAZ507-031200-  /O.UPG.KMTR.FW.A.0004.131004T0100Z-131005T1300Z/  /O.NEW.KMTR.FW.W.0005.131004T0100Z-131005T1300Z/  NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-  1034 AM PDT WED OCT 2 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM 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 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM  PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.        * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 507 NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. ALL HILLS    ABOVE 1000 FEET IN MARIN...SONOMA AND NAPA COUNTY. THE    STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN NAPA COUNTY ALONG THE LAKE AND    YOLO COUNTY LINE.    * TIMING: THE STRONGEST OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY    THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN PEAK OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.    * WIND: NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 30 TO    40 MPH.    * HUMIDITY: 20 TO 30 PERCENT THURSDAY NIGHT...DRYING TO 10 TO    20 PERCENT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON    * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW    HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE    ANY NEW IGNITIONS COULD SEE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.        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 RENO NV  252 AM PDT WED OCT 2 2013    ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY...    .LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING  INCREASED WINDS TO THE DESERTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND  WESTERN NEVADA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS  WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS.    CAZ270-278-NVZ450-453-458-022300-  /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0016.131002T2100Z-131003T0400Z/  SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-  WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-  NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-  252 AM PDT WED OCT 2 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS  EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND WESTERN NEVADA  NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...    FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN    NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN    AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY.    * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. GUSTS MAY    EXCEED 40 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN    SUSANVILLE AND CARSON CITY.    * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL BE SLOW TO INCREASE    DURING THE EVENING HOURS.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL    CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.    &&    $$    HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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