Thursday, July 31, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (7/31/14-AM)



WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-  CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-  SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT  SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-  UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-  SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-  WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-  SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN  LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES-  511 AM PDT THU JUL 31 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR  FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...284...285...617...621...622...  623...624 AND 625...    * AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...284...285...    617...621...622...623...624 AND 625...    * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON    AND EVENING...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.    * OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE.    * IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY    DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD    OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE    THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO    NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.    * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5    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.    &&    $$    SK  VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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