Sunday, October 12, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (10/12/14-AM) 



NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-  1034 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR  GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH BAY HILLS ABOVE  1000 FEET IN NAPA...MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTIES...    * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 507 NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. THE NAPA    HILLS WILL SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS AS WELL AS THE SONOMA    COUNTY HILLS NEAR MT SAINT HELENA AND MT TAMALPAIS IN MARIN    COUNTY.    * TIMING: FROM NOW THROUGH 5 AM MONDAY MORNING.    * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT    GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGES ABOVE 1500 FEET.    STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE NAPA AND YOLO COUNTY    LINE.    * HUMIDITY: LOWERING TO 8-18% ALL AREAS BY THE AFTERNOON WITH    LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY SUNDAY NIGHT.    * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN POWER LINES WHICH COULD    LEAD TO NEW FIRE STARTS. IN ADDITION ANY FIRES THAT START    WILL LIKELY GROW QUICKLY DUE TO STRONG WINDS...HIGH    TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY ALONG WITH THE LONG TERM    DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION.    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.    &&    $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA  1034 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014    CAZ512-131200-  /O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-141013T1200Z/  SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-  1034 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR  GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS ABOVE  1000 FEET...    * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 512 SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1000    FEET.    * TIMING: LOCALLY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5    AM MONDAY MORNING.    * WIND: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT    GUSTS TO 30 MPH.    * HUMIDITY: LOWERING TO 8-18% FOR ALL AREAS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.    LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY NIGHT.    * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN POWER LINES WHICH COULD    LEAD TO NEW FIRE STARTS. IN ADDITION ANY FIRES THAT START    WILL LIKELY GROW QUICKLY DUE TO STRONG WINDS... HIGH    TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY ALONG WITH THE LONG TERM    DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF  STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN  CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.    &&    $$      HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA  1034 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014    CAZ511-131200-  /O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-141013T1200Z/  EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-  1034 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR  GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST BAY HILLS ABOVE  1000 FEET...    * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 511 EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE.    INCLUDING THE EAST BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET AND MOUNT DIABLO    STATE PARK AS WELL AS HENRY COE STATE PARK NEAR MT HAMILTON.    * TIMING: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 AM MONDAY    MORNING.    * WIND: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT    GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...EXCEPT LOCAL GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ON    MOUNT DIABLO.    * HUMIDITY: LOWERING TO 8-18% FOR ALL AREAS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.    LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY NIGHT.    * IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BRING DOWN POWER LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO    NEW FIRE STARTS. IN ADDITION ANY FIRES THAT START WILL LIKELY    GROW QUICKLY DUE TO THE FORECAST WINDS...HIGH TEMPERATURES    AND LOW HUMIDITY...ALONG WITH THE LONG TERM DROUGHT    CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION.    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.    &&    $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  324 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014    ...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA WITH BREEZY NORTH WIND  THROUGH EARLY MONDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER...    .LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY AND POOR RECOVERY VALUES WITH BREEZY  NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY. CRITICAL  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF  THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.    THE SIERRA WILL SEE BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOWERING  HUMIDITY... BUT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE  AS CRITICAL.    CAZ215>218-263-264-279-130000-  /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-141013T1200Z/  NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW  1000 FT-  CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN  SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-  SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-  SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY  BELOW 1000 FT-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-  TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT-  LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-  324 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR  WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215...216...  217...218...263...264 AND 279...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN SACRAMENTO    VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE    WEATHER ZONE 216 CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA,    YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE    WEATHER ZONE 217 SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-SACRAMENTO    FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW    1000 FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 218 CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA...    FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND    WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264    LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT AND FIRE WEATHER    ZONE 279 EASTERN MENDOCINO NF.    * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND LOW    RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON CRITICALLY DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN THE    POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD.    * 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


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