Saturday, September 10, 2011

[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Red Flag Warning - Central Valley/Mother Lode



AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 217 219 220 AND 267. THESE INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS AND MOTHERLODE LOCATIONS ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS. * THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE SIERRA COULD DRIFT INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND CENTRAL VALLEY AGAIN TODAY. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER BY LATE SATURDAY. HOWEVER LIGHTNING STRIKES AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
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.

Area:  SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTYBELOW 1000 FT-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUSCOUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT-SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OFCALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT-NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OFNEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS-

Affected Counties or parts of: Yuba, Plumas, Yolo, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Sierra, Alpine, Shasta, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Sacramento, Placer, Solano, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, Lake, Tehama, Nevada

Sent: 2011-09-10T04:13:12-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA

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