Wednesday, September 24, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (9/24/14-AM)



...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA  AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY...    CAZ270>272-278-NVZ458-250000-  /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0017.140924T1800Z-140925T0600Z/  SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-  EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-  EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-  357 AM PDT WED SEP 24 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO  11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR  NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEVADA...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...    FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-    EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE    AREA...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458    NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY.    * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.    LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.    * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15% EXCEPT 14 TO 20% IN THE TAHOE BASIN.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL    CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO  GROW RAPIDLY IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN  CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A  SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...  OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND  PREPAREDNESS TIPS.    &&    $$    HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  531 AM PDT WED SEP 24 2014    ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY...    .A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY BRINGING  GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CLIMB  MUCH TODAY REMAINING RELATIVELY LOW COMPARED TO AREAS FARTHER  WEST. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND MODERATE TO LOW HUMIDITY  WITH BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.  RH  VALUES WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM DRAWS  CLOSER WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN MOST AREAS BY THURSDAY MORNING.    CAZ214-221-268-269-250300-  /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-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-  531 AM PDT WED SEP 24 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING  FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH 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 AND    FIRE WEATHER ZONE 269 NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND    ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST.    * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 TO 21 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY 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  500 AM PDT WED SEP 24 2014    CAZ285-ORZ624-625-250000-  /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-140925T0600Z/  MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-  KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-  SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN  LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES-  500 AM PDT WED SEP 24 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS     EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE     HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285...624 AND 625...    * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285...624 AND 625.    * WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH.    * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 20-30 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.    &&    $$    VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD  


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


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