Thursday, May 29, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - Northern Central Valley & Delta (5/29/14-AM)



...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY  EVENING FOR THE INTERIOR VALLEY AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN  CALIFORNIA...    .A RELATIVELY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE WILL  CONTINUE TO BRING DRY AND BREEZY NORTH WINDS TO INTERIOR NORTHERN  CALIFORNIA THROUGH MID-DAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE  DAY...BUT HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW THROUGH THE EARLY  EVENING.    CAZ215>219-300300-  /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140530T0300Z/  NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW  1000 FT-  CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN  SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-  SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-  SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY  BELOW 1000 FT-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-  NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS  COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT-  501 AM PDT THU MAY 29 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING  FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215...  216...217...218 AND 219...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN SACRAMENTO    VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE    WEATHER ZONE 216 CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA,    YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE    WEATHER ZONE 217 SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-SACRAMENTO    FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW    1000 FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 218 CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA AND    FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN    JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT.    * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION    OCCURS.    * 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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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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