Thursday, September 25, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - Eastern Sierra/Owens Valley (Expanded) (9/25/14-AM) 



MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-  MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-  538 AM PDT THU SEP 25 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR  GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WEST  CENTRAL NEVADA...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT  UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...    FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE    ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.    * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS    TO 50 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF MONO COUNTY AND NEAR WALKER LAKE.    * HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS MORNING BEFORE    RISING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT EARLY THIS EVENING.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL    CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO  GROW RAPIDLY IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN  CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A  SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...  OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND  PREPAREDNESS TIPS.    &&    $$    HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  507 AM PDT THU SEP 25 2014    .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE COAST WILL BRING INCREASING  SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN  SIERRA SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED  WITH WARM DRY AIR WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.    CAZ226-260300-  /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0019.140925T1800Z-140926T0300Z/  OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-  507 AM PDT THU SEP 25 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO  8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226...    * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS    VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST.    * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING AND    BECOME STRONG IN THE OWENS VALLEY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY    EVENING. THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG THE MID TO    UPPER EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY    EVENING.    * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON THE EASTERN    SIERRA SLOPES. SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE    OWENS VALLEY.    * HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 12 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY AND    LOWER SLOPES...15 TO 20 PERCENT UPPER SLOPES.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE    HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR    EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE  EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE  WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.    &&    $$    HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS


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


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