A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE COAST WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH WINDS TO THE OWENS VALLEY WITH A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. CAZ226-251400- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0019.140925T1800Z-140926T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- 242 PM PDT WED SEP 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON IN THE OWENS VALLEY. THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL BE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY. * HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 12 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY AND LOWER SLOPES...15 TO 20 PERCENT UPPER SLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS COULD CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
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