Tuesday, October 14, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warning - Siskiyou Co. (10/13/14-PM)



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR  COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE  WEATHER ZONE 281...    * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281    * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH    OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASE AGAIN TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50    MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.    * HUMIDITY...RECOVERING TO AROUND 50 PERCENT OVERNIGHT...THEN    LOWERING TO 30 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES ARE    EXPECTED TO RISE TUESDAY EVENING AS LIGHT RAIN MOVES INTO THE    AREA.    * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS WINDS EASE AND    HUMIDITIES RISE...HOWEVER CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CRITICAL AGAIN    TUESDAY AFTERNOON.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW    RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON CRITICALLY DRY FUELS WILL INCREASE THE    POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD.    * 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.    &&    $$    WRIGHT    VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD


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


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