.GUSTY WEST WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOJAVE COUNTY ARIZONA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ226-141900- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150415T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- 813 PM PDT MON APR 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY 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...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS RIDGETOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS THIS EVENING...PEAKING BETWEEN 3 AM AND NOON TUESDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...ABOVE 6000 FEET...WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...10 TO 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY...RECOVERY UP TO 40 PERCENT IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. IN THE OWENS VALLEY 5 TO 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON...RECOVERY UP TO 30-35 PERCENT POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * 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. && $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 314 PM PDT MON APR 13 2015 CAZ273-141200- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0001.150414T0600Z-150414T1800Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- 314 PM PDT MON APR 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ACROSS MONO COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...MONO COUNTY. * WINDS...WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 40 PERCENT DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH MANY AREAS REMAINING IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS MAY BE SUFFICIENT FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. CAMPFIRES AND COALS FROM WOOD STOVES SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY MIXED WITH WATER BEFORE HEADING TO BED TONIGHT. ANY EMBERS CAUGHT IN THE WIND COULD START A FAST MOVING WILDFIRE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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