Wednesday, January 22, 2014

[californiadisasters] Expanded Diablo Wind Red Flag Warnings (1/22/14-Late AM)



NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-  157 AM PST WED JAN 22 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST  THURSDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A  RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO  3 PM PST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.      * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 507 NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1000 FEET    IN NAPA...MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED    OVER THE NAPA COUNTY HILLS AS WELL AS ALONG THE LAKE COUNTY BORDER OF    SONOMA COUNTY NEAR MOUNT SAINT HELENA.    * TIMING: FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL 3 PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON.    * WIND: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS    FROM 30 TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGES.    * HUMIDITY: STEADY FROM 10 TO 25 PERCENT DURING THE WARNING HOURS.    * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW    HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE    ANY NEW IGNITIONS WILL EXPERIENCE 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 SACRAMENTO CA  1058 AM PST WED JAN 22 2014    ...GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY LATE THIS EVENING  INTO EARLY FRIDAY...    .WINDS WILL INCREASE STARTING LATE THIS EVENING AS A WEAK AND DRY  LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS  COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HIGH FIRE  DANGER TO THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA AND FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF  SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY SOUTHWARD TO THE MOUNTAINS OF LAKE  COUNTY.    CAZ263-264-279-231200-  /O.UPG.KSTO.FW.A.0001.140123T0800Z-140124T1500Z/  /O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0002.140123T0800Z-140124T1800Z/  SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-  GLENN UNIT-LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-  EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-  1058 AM PST WED JAN 22 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST  FRIDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  WEATHER ZONES 263...264 AND 279 ABOVE 2000 FEET...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WINDS AND LOW  HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST  FRIDAY. THIS UPGRADE MEANS THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN  EFFECT.    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-    TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT ABOVE    2000 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-    NAPA-SONOMA UNIT ABOVE 2000 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279    EASTERN MENDOCINO NF ABOVE 2000 FEET.    * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.    * TIMING...STARTING LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY    MORNING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT. POOR HUMIDITY    RECOVERY INTO THE TEENS AND 20S.    * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ALONG WITH DRY FUELS    WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHERE ANY NEW    IGNITIONS COULD SEE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.    * 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 CAN  CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.    &&    INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA  WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO  WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO    $$    EK

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  1058 AM PST WED JAN 22 2014    ...GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY LATE THIS EVENING  INTO EARLY FRIDAY...    .WINDS WILL INCREASE STARTING LATE THIS EVENING AS A WEAK AND DRY  LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS  COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HIGH FIRE  DANGER TO THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA AND FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF  SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY SOUTHWARD TO THE MOUNTAINS OF LAKE  COUNTY.    CAZ221-269-231200-  /O.UPG.KSTO.FW.A.0001.140123T0800Z-140124T1500Z/  /O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0002.140123T0800Z-140124T1800Z/  STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-  NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE  SIERRA CREST-  1058 AM PST WED JAN 22 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST  FRIDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 269...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS  IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THIS UPGRADE  MEANS THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 STANISLAUS NF WEST OF    THE SIERRA CREST AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 269 NORTHERN SIERRA    INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST.    * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.    * TIMING...STARTING LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY    MORNING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT. POOR HUMIDITY    RECOVERY INTO THE 20S.    * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ALONG WITH DRY FUELS    WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHERE ANY NEW    IGNITIONS COULD SEE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.    * 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 CAN  CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.    &&    INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA  WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO  WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO


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