[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warning - Mojave Desert (5/08/10-AM)

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
TO THE MOJAVE DESERT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE WINDS
WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER TO
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
 
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NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-MOJAVE DESERT-
629 AM PDT SAT MAY 8 2010 /629 AM MST SAT MAY 8 2010/
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 11 PM
PDT /11 PM MST/ SUNDAY BELOW 3000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING BELOW 3000 FEET FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
 HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 11 PM
PDT /11 PM MST/ SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS TO THE MOJAVE DESERT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RELATIVE
 HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THERE ARE
MORE SEASONAL GRASSES THAN NORMAL IN THE LOWER DESERTS DUE TO THE
WET WINTER...AND THESE SEASONAL GRASSES HAVE CURED...THUS FIRE
DANGER IS ALSO HIGH. THESE THREE FACTORS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE
 CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
 WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=sgx&wwa=red%20flag%20warning
 

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