Monday, August 4, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (8/04/14-10PM)



...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...    .MONSOONAL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH LOW PRESSURE ALOFT MAY PRODUCE  THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SHASTA COUNTY AND NORTHERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND  LASSEN PARK OVERNIGHT. WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED WITH MOST  STORMS HOWEVER ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES OUTSIDE OF THE  THUNDERSTORM RAIN CORE COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD LEAD TO  NEW FIRE STARTS.    CAZ213-214-266-268-051100-  /O.EXT.KSTO.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140805T1100Z/  EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF-  BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING  NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP-  NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS  OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS-  NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S  WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK-  BECKWORTH PEAK)-  1002 PM PDT MON AUG 4 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR  THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213...214...266 AND 268...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 213 EASTERN PORTION OF    SHASTA/TRINITY NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214 BURNEY BASIN AND    NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN    NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 NORTHERN SIERRA    FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-    TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 268 NORTHERN    SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF    THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK-BECKWORTH    PEAK).    * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME    STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN.    * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE    POSSIBLE.    * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING STRIKES ON VERY DRY FUELS COULD RESULT IN    NEW FIRE STARTS.    * 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. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON  EXISTING VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY AND  ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH  POTENTIAL.    &&    INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA  WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO  WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO    $$    RB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  1027 PM PDT MON AUG 4 2014    ...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY...    MONSOONAL MOISTURE STREAMING IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST COMBINED WITH  AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED  THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA  OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY.    CAZ283-051330-  /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140805T0600Z/  /O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0006.140805T1800Z-140806T0600Z/  TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-  1027 PM PDT MON AUG 4 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS  EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283...  ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE  283...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283.    * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE    EXPECTED ACROSS TRINITY COUNTY. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY    RAIN.    * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.    * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING STRIKES ON VERY DRY FUELS COULD RESULT IN    LIGHTNING IGNITED FIRES.    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.    A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
NWS SACRAMENTO


__._,_.___

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


Be sure to check out our Links Section at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters/links
Please join our Discussion Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters_discussion/ for topical but extended discussions started here or for less topical but nonetheless relevant messages.





__,_._,___

No comments:

Post a Comment