VOLCANO MADNESS: [californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings (Expanded)

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY... .A LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST IS EXPECTED TO MOVE A LITTLE WESTWARD SUNDAY AND THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST AND INLAND MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THIS HAS DELAYED THE TIMING OF THE THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING INTO MOST OF THE VALLEY UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. THIS TYPE OF WEATHER PATTERN HAS HISTORICALLY BROUGHT WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIALLY FORM OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY SUNDAY THEN MAY BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS INTERIOR CALIFORNIA MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY. MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE STILL IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THE LOW. CAZ213-214-221-263-268-269-101345- /O.UPG.KSTO.FW.A.0006.140810T1800Z-140812T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0011.140810T1800Z-140813T0000Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP- STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213... 214...221...263...268 AND 269... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 213 EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214 BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT...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) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 269 NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST. * TIMING...11 AM SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES. * 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 230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY... .A LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST IS EXPECTED TO MOVE A LITTLE WESTWARD SUNDAY AND THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST AND INLAND MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THIS HAS DELAYED THE TIMING OF THE THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING INTO MOST OF THE VALLEY UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. THIS TYPE OF WEATHER PATTERN HAS HISTORICALLY BROUGHT WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIALLY FORM OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY SUNDAY THEN MAY BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS INTERIOR CALIFORNIA MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY. MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE STILL IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THE LOW. CAZ215-220-266-267-101345- /O.UPG.KSTO.FW.A.0006.140811T0600Z-140812T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0011.140810T1800Z-140813T0000Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- 230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215... 220...266 AND 267... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220 SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 267 NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS. * TIMING...11 AM SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES. * 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 MEDFORD OR 230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 CAZ280>282-ORZ620>622-100930- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0026.140810T1800Z-140812T1200Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SHASTA- TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY- 230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...282...620...621 AND 622... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...282...620...621 AND 622. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST STEERING WINDS. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LIKELY TO INCREASE MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING...THEN DIMINISH BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING STRIKES ON DRY...DROUGHT STRICKEN VEGETATION WILL LEAD TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO OVERWHELM INITIAL ATTACK RESOURCES. THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING MAY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IN SOME AREAS...BUT LITTLE IN OTHERS. * 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. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON EXISTING DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 CAZ284-285-ORZ617-623>625-100930- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0026.140810T1800Z-140813T0600Z/ SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-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- 230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 284...285...617...623...624 AND 625... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 284...285...617...623...624 AND 625. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH PERSISTENT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST STEERING WINDS. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LIKELY TO INCREASE MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING AND LAST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. MANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING STRIKES ON DRY...DROUGHT STRICKEN VEGETATION WILL LEAD TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO OVERWHELM INITIAL ATTACK RESOURCES. THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORMS FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING MAY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IN SOME AREAS...BUT LITTLE IN OTHERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON EXISTING DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY... .A CUT OFF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OFF THE NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM...IN COMBINATION WITH INCREASING MONSOONAL MOISTURE...WILL LIKELY BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL LIKELY ALLOW THE STORMS TO MOVE TOWARD COASTAL LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN DISTRICTS. CAZ203-204-283-100330- /O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0007.140810T1800Z-140812T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0010.140810T1800Z-140812T0600Z/ UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NF.- LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 1230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204 AND 283... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204 AND 283. * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING STRIKES ON VERY DRY FUELS COULD RESULT IN FIRE STARTS. 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. && $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY... .A CUT OFF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OFF THE NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM...IN COMBINATION WITH INCREASING MONSOONAL MOISTURE...WILL LIKELY BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL LIKELY ALLOW THE STORMS TO MOVE TOWARD COASTAL LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN DISTRICTS. CAZ211-212-100330- /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0010.140810T2200Z-140811T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.FW.A.0007.140811T1400Z-140812T0600Z/ HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- 1230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211 AND 212... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211 AND 212... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM PDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211 AND 212. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING STRIKES ON VERY DRY FUELS COULD RESULT IN FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. 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. && $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY... .A CUT OFF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OFF THE NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM...IN COMBINATION WITH INCREASING MONSOONAL MOISTURE...WILL LIKELY BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL LIKELY ALLOW THE STORMS TO MOVE TOWARD COASTAL LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN DISTRICTS. CAZ201-100330- /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0010.140811T0000Z-140811T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KEKA.FW.A.0007.140811T1400Z-140812T0600Z/ NORTH COAST STRIP...FROM OREGON BORDER TO ROCKPORT CONSISTING OF COASTAL SECTIONS OF DEL NORTE...HUMBOLDT...AND A SMALL PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CA NPS AND REDWOOD PARKS.- 1230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM PDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201. * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY MOVE WEST TOWARD THE COAST. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING STRIKES ON VERY DRY FUELS AWAY FROM THE COASTAL STRATUS COULD RESULT IN FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. 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.

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