Sunday, July 24, 2011

[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Red Flag Warning - NE CA



LOW PRESSURE AND A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST MONDAY INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG...GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE DESERT AREAS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. A DRY AIRMASS WILL ALSO MOVE INTO THE REGION MONDAY KEEPING AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LOW. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE DESERTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA...  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

Area:  SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-

Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Plumas, Placer, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra, Alpine

Sent: 2011-07-24T13:10:48-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV




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