Wednesday, September 3, 2014

[californiadisasters] Diablo Wind Red Flag Warnings (9/03/14-AM)



...BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED TONIGHT  THROUGH THURSDAY...    .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING  BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION  TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. BREEZIEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE  SHASTA-TRINITY...THE MENDOCINO...AND ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE  NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. GUSTY WIND ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITY WILL  CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.    CAZ213>215-263-266-268-279-041300-  /O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0012.140904T0300Z-140905T0000Z/  EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF-  BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING  NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP-  NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW  1000 FT-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-  TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT-  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)-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-  918 AM PDT WED SEP 3 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT  THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER  ZONES 213...214...215...263...266...268 AND 279...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT  FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.    * 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 215 NORTHERN    SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000    FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF    AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE    266 NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES    PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS...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) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279 EASTERN MENDOCINO NF.    * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. LOCAL    GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE PEAKS.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT THURSDAY. RELATIVE    HUMIDITY WILL ONLY RECOVER TO 20 TO 35 PERCENT TONIGHT.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL    CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY FIRES TO SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY.    * 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    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  944 AM PDT WED SEP 3 2014    CAZ280-ORZ619>621-040445-  /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140904T0600Z/  WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN ROGUE RIVER-  SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST-  WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY-  SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-  944 AM PDT WED SEP 3 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS  EVENING FOR FOR THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE  HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 619 620 621...    * AFFECTED AREA: ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FT AT NIGHT...AND TO THE    VALLEY FLOORS DURING THE DAY IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280 ONLY.    * WIND...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30    MPH.    * HUMIDITY...RECOVERIES 20 TO 40 PERCENT TONIGHT...THEN MINIMUM    RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 10 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY.    * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CAUSE    FIRES TO SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY.    * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CAUSE FIRES TO  SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  735 AM PDT WED SEP 3 2014    CAZ203-204-211-283-032200-  /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140904T0600Z/  UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN  THE SIX RIVERS NF.-  LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER  DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM  DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.-  HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE  TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-  TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-  735 AM PDT WED SEP 3 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS  EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES  203... 204...211 AND 283...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...211 AND 283.    * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MIMIMUMS OF 8 TO 15 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...VERY DRY AIR IN COMBINATION WITH SUSTAINED WINDS    WILL CREATE FAVORABLE BURNING CONDITIONS FOR POTENTIAL LARGE    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 WILL  CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.    &&    $$      HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA


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


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