Monday, September 15, 2014

[californiadisasters] Fire Weather Watch - Shasta/Modoc Co's. (9/15/14-PM)



GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING  IN MODOC NATIONAL FOREST.    CAZ284-285-161045-  /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0029.140917T1900Z-140918T0400Z/  SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT  SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-  333 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2014    ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON  THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 284 AND 285...    * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND 284    * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH.    * HUMIDITY...12 TO 17 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THESE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW    RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON CRITICALLY DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN THE    POSSIBILITY OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.    * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG  WARNINGS.    &&    $$    BTL    VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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