Monday, September 15, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warning - Siskiyou Co. (9/15/14-PM) 



GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING  IN MODOC NATIONAL FOREST.    CAZ281-160400-  /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0031.140915T2233Z-140916T0400Z/  CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-  333 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR  COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE  WEATHER ZONE 281...    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 281.    * WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH.    * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THESE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE    HUMIDITIES ON CRITICALLY DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN RAPID FIRE    GROWTH DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.    * 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.
NWS MEDFORD


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


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