[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - SoCal (5/24/12-AM)

OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-  MOJAVE DESERT-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-  346 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 229...    * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS    VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 DEATH    VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT AND    FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.    * TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA IS EXPECTED TO BE MET AS WINDS    INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD    OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. GUSTY WINDS WILL    SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY IN SOME AREAS AND RH VALUES MAY RECOVER BRIEFLY    OVERNIGHT TO BELOW CRITERIA...BUT WILL EASILY MEET CRITERIA    AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AREAWIDE.    * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH    TODAY...AND GUSTS UP NEAR 50 MPH ON FRIDAY. THE EAST SLOPES OF    THE SIERRA MAY SEE THEIR STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT WHEN GUSTS TO    60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.    * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 8 TO 15 PERCENT.    * 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...    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.    &&    $$    HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS

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

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