Re: [californiadisasters] Red Fag Warnings.

Whats the Haines Index (potential for large fires) at?, if its at high or even moderate and you get a new start with some wind behind it watch out, its off to the races.

 

Mike

On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Dean Young <mdeanm@gmail.com> wrote:

 

found the following at http://www.weather.gov/alerts/ca.html

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for California
Issued by the National Weather Service

This page is expected to be phased out and replaced by the new version available here (County listing) by December of 2009. Please update your bookmarks and feed readers!;

List of Active Alerts by County

Antelope Valley
     wind advisory
Apple, Lucerne Valleys
     wind advisory
CAZ228 (?)
     red flag warning
CAZ229 (?)
     red flag warning
CAZ260 (?)
     red flag warning
CAZ261 (?)
     red flag warning
CAZ262 (?)
     red flag warning
Central Siskiyou County
     special weather statement
Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve
     wind advisory
Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County
     high wind warning
Greater Lake Tahoe Area
     lake wind advisory
Imperial County
     special weather statement
Indian Wells Valley
     high wind warning
     wind advisory
Joshua Tree National Park
     special weather statement
Kern County Mountains
     high wind warning
     wind advisory
Los Angeles County Mountains excluding the Santa Monica Range
     wind advisory
Lower Colorado River Valley CA
     special weather statement
Modoc County
     special weather statement
Mono
     wind advisory
North Central, Southeast Siskiyou County
     special weather statement
Northeast Siskiyou, Northwest Modoc Counties
     special weather statement
Orange County Coastal Areas
     high surf advisory
Owens Valley
     high wind warning
Riverside County, Eastern Deserts
     special weather statement
San Bernardino County Mountains
     wind advisory
San Diego County Coastal Areas
     high surf advisory
San Luis Obispo County Central Coast
     wind advisory
Santa Barbara County Central Coast
     wind advisory
Santa Barbara County Mountains
     wind advisory
Santa Barbara County South Coast
     wind advisory
South Central Siskiyou County
     special weather statement
Southeastern Kern County Desert
     high wind warning
     wind advisory
Southwestern San Joaquin Valley
     wind advisory
Ventura County Mountains
     wind advisory
West,Central San Joaquin Valley
     wind advisory
Western Mojave Desert
     wind advisory
Western Siskiyou County
     special weather statement
White Mountains of Inyo County
     high wind warning

On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Rick Bates <HappyMoosePhoto@gmail.com> wrote:

 

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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