[californiadisasters] Fire Weather Watch - SoCal (11/12/10-AM)

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR ORANGE COUNTY...THE INLAND
EMPIRE...AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...

.ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS AREA FORECAST FOR
SATURDAY. THOUGH THE WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY BE SLIGHTLY LESS
 THAN THURSDAYS WIND EVENT...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND FUEL
MOISTURE LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO BE LOW ENOUGH TO INCREASE THE
RISK OF EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH.

CAZ242-248-257-130500-
/O.NEW.KSGX.FW.A.0002.101113T1400Z-101114T0200Z/
 ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-
849 AM PST FRI NOV 12 2010
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS
ORANGE COUNTY...THE INLAND EMPIRE...AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST...
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A LARGE PORTION OF ORANGE COUNTY...THE INLAND EMPIRE...AND THE
 SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...ARE FORECAST TO EXPERIENCE MORE THAN 6
HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT AND WINDS GUSTING OVER
35 MPH. IN PARTICULAR...

* WIND: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.
 
* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 12 PERCENT.

* TIMING: AFTER 7 AM PST THROUGH 6 PM PST SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14

* OUTLOOK: AFTER 6 PM RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASING ABOVE 15
  PERCENT WHILE WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST OVER 35 MPH UNTIL 10 PM PST.
 
* IMPACTS: ANY EXISTING OR NEW FIRE STARTS ARE LIKELY TO GROW
  EXPLOSIVELY...ESPECIALLY WHERE TERRAIN IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE
  WIND AND FINE AND DEAD FUELS ARE PRESENT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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BALFOUR

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
 
Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=lox&wwa=fire%20weather%20watch

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