RE: [californiadisasters] Red Fag Warnings.

yes big bear is under a red flag warning along with the high desert for today and this weekend.. winds gusting to 60 mph.. J
 

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To: californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com
From: HappyMoosePhoto@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 09:28:58 -0700
Subject: RE: [californiadisasters] Red Fag Warnings.

 

The NWS talks in zones, not counties.  Riverside, San Diego and San Bern would be good places to listen...

There may be other sites for what you're looking for.  Here is the synopsis for today.

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
  538 AM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010
  
  ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN THE DESERTS... 
  
  .DISCUSSION...
  A DEEP LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WITH ORIGINS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA
  WILL MOVE DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST THIS WEEKEND BRINGING WINDY
  CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND. THIS COLD SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLING EACH
  DAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE AIRMASS IS INITIALLY QUITE DRY AND THE
  COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN RED
  FLAG CONDITIONS IN THE UPPER AND LOWER DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.
  
  THE WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND THE HUMIDITIES
  WILL INCREASE. HOWEVER...ON SATURDAY THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW
  RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RETURN TO THE HIGH DESERTS. THEREFORE THE
  RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 11 PM SATURDAY FOR THE HIGH
  DESERTS OF THE APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS.
  

CAZ261-262-220545-
  COACHELLA VALLEY-
  INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
  SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
  INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
  538 AM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010
  
  ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS
  EVENING...
  

 

Rick

www.HappyMoosePhoto.com

Wildlife and scenic images

 

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From: thomas billman
 

I looked at that but it does not really list counties, it pretty much talks about the dessert areas. I am not from california so i looking at the map and guessing the counties. I have riverside cdf on .

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