[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - Cal Deserts (05/28/11-AM)

CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232
IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY-
510 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 /510 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011/

 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MST /NOON PDT/
TODAY TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR EASTERN RIVERSIDE AND
IMPERIAL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE
DANGER FOR EASTERN RIVERSIDE AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...
 
* WIND: TODAY...FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  40 MPH. SUNDAY...FROM THE SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY: TODAY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. SUNDAY...
   MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH. THESE
  CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS
  WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD
OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT
 
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
405 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011

.AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL GENERATE GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO
 WEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT TODAY. THESE GUSTY WINDS
COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT AS
WELL AS DRY FUELS ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE CRITICAL CONDITIONS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
 
AZZ102-CAZ228-281930-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0005.110528T1900Z-110529T0300Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-MOJAVE DESERT-
405 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 /405 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/
 TODAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/
TODAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN   CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 
 MOJAVE DESERT FOR   ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  35 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
   NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD DROP TO
  BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE RECOVERING
  OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND
   DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE
  WEATHER. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRES TO
  SPREAD QUICKLY.

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.

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

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