[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - SoCal Deserts (5/09/10-PM)

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/
THIS EVENING FOR FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY...AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DUE TO STRONG
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE
 DANGER......

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /11 PM PDT/
THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH NORTHERN
 ARIZONA. SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WINDS...WITH PEAK GUSTS IN EXCESS 40
MPH...WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG WIND COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE
 HUMIDITY AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
 
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MP

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FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
643 AM PDT SUN MAY 9 2010

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
TO THE MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL
 COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER TO CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA ON MONDAY.

AZZ101-CAZ228-229-NVZ466-100600-
 /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.100509T2000Z-100510T0600Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-MOJAVE DESERT-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
643 AM PDT SUN MAY 9 2010 /643 AM MST SUN MAY 9 2010/
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING BELOW
3000 FEET...

A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
 EVENING FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS TO THE MOJAVE DESERT THIS 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RELATIVE
 HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER BY LATE EVENING AND PERSIST
THROUGH MONDAY AS SURFACE DEWPOINTS INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGH
DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

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.

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PIERCE

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

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