[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warning For Inland Empire (01/07/12-AM)

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM SUNDAY FOR ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS...THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...THE INLAND EMPIRE...AND
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND UPPER LEVEL LOW
 PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL BRING MODERATE TO STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS AND MUCH LOWER HUMIDITIES FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY WITH STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT AND CONTINUE FOR SUNDAY
 NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

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ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
 FOREST-
337 AM PST SAT JAN 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
 WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. STRONGEST
   WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WITH WINDS GRADUALLY
  DECREASING SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 10 PERCENT WITH POOR
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* OUTLOOK...FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY
   OF HUMIDITIES WITH LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES MONDAY AROUND 10
  PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE WEAKER...15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

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.

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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0
 
Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=lox&wwa=red%20flag%20warning

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