[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warning - SoCal (11/12/10-PM)

...RED FLAG WARNING 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.

CAZ242-248-257-131100-
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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-
249 PM PST FRI NOV 12 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY 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 RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
 
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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 55 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 12 PERCENT.

* TIMING: AFTER 7 AM PST THROUGH 6 PM PST SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13

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

&&

$$

BALFOUR

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO

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

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