Monday, June 9, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (6/08/14-PM)



...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW  HUMIDITY AND BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN  COASTAL RANGE... NORTHERN AND FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE  SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...    .HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER INTERIOR NORTHERN  CALIFORNIA THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE  AREA HAS BROUGHT BREEZY NORTH TO EAST WIND TO PORTIONS OF THE  REGION TODAY AND THIS WIND IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO MONDAY  AFTERNOON. POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE AND DAYTIME  HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. A SLIGHT COOLING  TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY WITH IMPROVING HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.    CAZ266-268-091200-  /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140609T1800Z/  NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS  OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS-  NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S  WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK-  BECKWORTH PEAK)-  340 PM PDT SUN JUN 8 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY FOR  BREEZY NORTHEAST WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES  266 AND 268...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 NORTHERN SIERRA    FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-    TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 268 NORTHERN    SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF    THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK-BECKWORTH    PEAK).    * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. WIND    DECREASING TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST BY MONDAY    AFTERNOON.    * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM MONDAY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. POOR    OVERNIGHT RECOVERY MAINLY IN THE 20 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE.    * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 80S AND 90S.    OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE THERMAL BELTS IN THE 70S.    * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL    FOR LARGE FIRE GROWTH AND RAPID SPREAD.    * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS    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.    &&    INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA  WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO  WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  340 PM PDT SUN JUN 8 2014    ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW  HUMIDITY AND BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN  COASTAL RANGE... NORTHERN AND FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE  SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...    .HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER INTERIOR NORTHERN  CALIFORNIA THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE  AREA HAS BROUGHT BREEZY NORTH TO EAST WIND TO PORTIONS OF THE  REGION TODAY AND THIS WIND IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO MONDAY  AFTERNOON. POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE AND DAYTIME  HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. A SLIGHT COOLING  TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY WITH IMPROVING HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.    CAZ213-215-216-263-264-279-091200-  /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140610T0000Z/  EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF-  NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW  1000 FT-  CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN  SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-  TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT-  LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-  340 PM PDT SUN JUN 8 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY FOR  BREEZY NORTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213...  215...216...263...264 AND 279...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 213 EASTERN PORTION OF    SHASTA/TRINITY NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN SACRAMENTO    VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE    WEATHER ZONE 216 CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA,    YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE    WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN    PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 LAKE    COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE    279 EASTERN MENDOCINO NF.    * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON    THEN DECREASING OVERNIGHT.    * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH 5 PM MONDAY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY    AFTERNOON. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY MAINLY IN THE 20 TO 40    PERCENT RANGE.    * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 90S OVER THE HIGHER    ELEVATIONS TO 105 IN THE VALLEY. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT IN THE    MID TO UPPER 70S.    * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL    FOR LARGE FIRE GROWTH AND RAPID SPREAD.    * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS    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.    &&    INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA  WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO  WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO


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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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