[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Red Flag Warning - Colorado River Valley (06/28/11-AM)

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY. AHEAD OF THE LOW....STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR WITHIN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ALONG WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITY  VALUES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW SHIFTS EAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS... BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE DECREASING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ON TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

Area:  LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-

Affected Counties or parts of: Inyo, San Bernardino

Sent: 2011-06-28T04:22:21-07:00

Original Sender: KVEF@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

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