...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY BRINGING BREEZY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITIES. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGHER IN THE BURNEY BASIN AND LASSEN FOREST ON WEDNESDAY WITH PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. CAZ214-221-268-269-232000- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0013.140923T2100Z-140925T0300Z/ BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP- STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 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- 454 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214...221...268 AND 269... * AFFECTED AREA...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 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. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 12 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ON HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAKS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15-25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ON CRITICALLY DRY FUELS WILL PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR POSSIBLE RAPID FIRE SPREAD. 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 438 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2014 CAZ281-284-240000- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0033.140923T1800Z-140924T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY- SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA- 438 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281 AND 284... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281 AND 284. * WIND: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. IN THE SHASTA VALLEY: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE WEED AREA. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 17 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON CRITICALLY DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. * 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.
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