[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warning - Kern Co. Mnts. (10/04/13-PM)

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR  GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 295 KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.    * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.    * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.    VERY LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITIES THROUGH SUNDAY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...IN THE LOWER TEENS WITH AREAS IN THE SINGLE    DIGITS. POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY    NIGHT.    * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD    AND EXTREME BEHAVIOR WITH THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.    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. PLEASE ADVISE THE  APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG  WARNING.    &&    $$    SANGER    WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

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