Wednesday, September 24, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warning - Eastern Sierra/Owens Valley (9/24/14-PM)



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


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