[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - Santa Lucia & Gabilan Mts. (1/17/14-AM)

SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-  SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING  PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK-  339 AM PST FRI JAN 17 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR  LOW HUMIDITY AND LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS. AREAS COVERED BY THE RED  FLAG WARNING INCLUDE INTERIOR MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES  INCLUDING THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL  FOREST AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...    * AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE ZONE 516 SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...    ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO...FIRE ZONE 517 SANTA    LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE ZONE    518 MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY    INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK.    * TIMING: NOW THROUGH NOON PST FRIDAY.    * WIND: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM HUMIDITY DURING THE DAY 3 TO 9 PERCENT.    MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 15 TO 30 PERCENT AT NIGHT.    * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS    AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER    CONDITIONS WHERE ANY NEW IGNITIONS WILL EXPERIENCE RAPID FIRE    GROWTH.    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 CAN  CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.    &&    $$      HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

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