Friday, October 3, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - CenCal Mnts. (10/03/14-PM)



...RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY DRY FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE  HUMIDITIES THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE  SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST PORTION OF THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...    .A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE  REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS... ABOVE  NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT  RECOVERIES WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH FIRE DANGER THROUGH THE PERIOD.    CAZ295-297-041015-  /O.CON.KHNX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-141006T0600Z/  KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  709 PM PDT FRI OCT 3 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR  FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 295 AND  SOUTHERN HALF OF 297 INCLUDING SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 295 KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS    AND SOUTHERN HALF OF 297 SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST.    * WIND...EAST UP TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN EAST    TO WEST FACING CANYONS.    * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR UP TO 10    HOURS ARE LIKELY IN MANY LOCATIONS. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER    NO HIGHER THAN THE LOWER TEENS IN MANY LOCATIONS EACH NIGHT.    * IMPACTS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY    FUELS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER IN THE WARNED AREA.    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.  


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


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