Friday, June 24, 2016

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (6/24/16-AM)



...RED FLAG WARNING FOR A PORTION OF INTERIOR NORTHERN  CALIFORNIA...    .NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND LOWER HUMIDITY OVER THE  AFFECTED AREA TODAY. THE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST  OF THE AREA TONIGHT RESULTING IN POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY,  ESPECIALLY MID TO UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES. LOW HUMIDITY WILL  CONTINUE ON SATURDAY WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS.  GRADUAL HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.    CAZ213-215>217-263-264-266-268-279-260100-  /O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0002.160625T0600Z-160626T0100Z/  EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF-  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-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-  TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT-  LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-  NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS  OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS-  NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S  WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK-  BECKWORTH PEAK)-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-  1159 AM PDT FRI JUN 24 2016    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT  SATURDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND LOCALLY BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS FOR  FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213...215... 216...217...263...264...266...268  AND 279...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT  SATURDAY.    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215.    FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 217. FIRE WEATHER ZONE    263. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266. FIRE WEATHER    ZONE 268. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279.    * HUMIDITY...POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY FROM 20-30 PERCENT OVER UPPER    SLOPES AND RIDGES TONIGHT...AND LOW HUMIDITY FROM 8-14 PERCENT    SATURDAY.    * WIND...NORTHERLY WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.    * HIGHEST THREAT AREA...MID TO UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES BELOW 4500    FEET IN SHASTA, TEHAMA, GLENN, AND PORTIONS OF LAKE AND BUTTE    COUNTIES, AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY.    * IMPACTS...EASIER FIRE STARTS AND RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE DUE TO    DRY FUELS AND DRY NORTHERLY WINDS.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF  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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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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