GUSTY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
RAPID FIRE GROWTH ACROSS THE SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY LATE
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
CAZ226-050000-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.150404T2300Z-150406T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-
324 AM PDT SAT APR 4 2015
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS
VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST.
* TIMING...CRITICAL WIND AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN WINDS SUNDAY MORNING BUT THEY
WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA...WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH IN THE OWENS
VALLEY.
* HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA. RECOVERY UP TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT IS
POSSIBLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 9 TO 15
PERCENT AGAIN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS COULD CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH.
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.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
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RAPID FIRE GROWTH ACROSS THE SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY LATE
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
CAZ226-050000-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0002.150404T2300Z-150406T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-
324 AM PDT SAT APR 4 2015
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS
VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST.
* TIMING...CRITICAL WIND AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN WINDS SUNDAY MORNING BUT THEY
WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA...WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH IN THE OWENS
VALLEY.
* HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA. RECOVERY UP TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT IS
POSSIBLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 9 TO 15
PERCENT AGAIN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS COULD CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE
WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
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