[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warning - NorCal (8/20/12-PM)

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...    .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE  NORTHEAST ACROSS OREGON ON TUESDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...GUSTY  SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST  NEVADA. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.    CAZ278-NVZ458-211000-  /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0015.120821T2000Z-120822T0300Z/  /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0021.120821T2000Z-120822T0400Z/  EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-  250 PM PDT MON AUG 20 2012    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR  GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND  NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY...    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 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY.    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE    ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY.    * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35    MPH.    * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL    CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.      PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.    &&    $$    HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

Source: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sto/

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