Sunday, July 20, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (7/20/14-PM)



SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT  SHASTA-  434 PM PDT SUN JUL 20 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR     ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 284...  ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING     THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS     FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 284...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.    * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 284    * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE    AREA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SCATTERED    THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS    MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY COMBINE. A BREAK IN THUNDERSTORMS ARE    EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE    EXPECTED AGAIN ON TUESDAY.    * OUTFLOW WINDS...20 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE.    * IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY    DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD    OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE    THUNDERSTORMS... BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO    NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN AND AS DRYING OCCURS IN THE DAYS    THAT FOLLOW THE THUNDERSTORMS.    * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG  WARNINGS.    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  434 PM PDT SUN JUL 20 2014    CAZ285-211145-  /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0016.140720T2334Z-140721T0400Z/  /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0015.140721T1200Z-140723T0600Z/  MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-  434 PM PDT SUN JUL 20 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR     ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285...  ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH     TUESDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE     WEATHER ZONE 285...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.    * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285    * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE    AREA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS OVER    THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TONIGHT BRINGING    A THREAT OF LIGHTNING TO THE AREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING. MONDAY    AFTERNOON AND EVENING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AS    MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY COMBINE. A BREAK IN THUNDERSTORM    ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY... THEN    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON TUESDAY.    * OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY    MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.    * IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY    DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD    OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE    THUNDERSTORMS... BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO    NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN AND AS DRYING OCCURS IN THE DAYS    THAT FOLLOW THE THUNDERSTORMS.    * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG  WARNINGS.    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  434 PM PDT SUN JUL 20 2014    CAZ282-211145-  /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0016.140720T2334Z-140721T0400Z/  /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0016.140722T1200Z-140723T0600Z/  SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY-  434 PM PDT SUN JUL 20 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR     ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 282...  ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT     THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY     FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 282...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.    * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 282    * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER    THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS    FROM THE SOUTHEAST WILL MOVE NORTHWARD BRINGING A THREAT OF    LIGHTNING TUESDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE    SCATTERED TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING AS MOISTURE    AND INSTABILITY INCREASE.    * OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUST ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY    TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.    * IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY    DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD    OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE    THUNDERSTORMS... BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO    NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN AND AS DRYING OCCURS IN THE DAYS    THAT FOLLOW THE THUNDERSTORMS.    * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG  WARNINGS.    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.

Source: NWS Medford
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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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