Thursday, August 26, 2010

[californiadisasters] Fire Weather Watches - NorCal (8/25/10-PM)



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...

.A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH A DRY AIR MASS
WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS NORTH OF HIGHWAY
50 THURSDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AROUND THE INTERSTATE
80 CORRIDOR WITH WETTER STORMS FURTHER SOUTH.

ON FRIDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. NO THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.

CAZ273-NVZ459-261430-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0009.100827T1900Z-100828T0400Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
253 PM PDT WED AUG 25 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
EAST CENTRAL SIERRA AND MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 273 MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...FIRE
ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE FRIDAY.

* HUMIDITY: 8-15% FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY MAY
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
253 PM PDT WED AUG 25 2010

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...

.A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH A DRY AIR MASS
WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS NORTH OF HIGHWAY
50 THURSDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AROUND THE INTERSTATE
80 CORRIDOR WITH WETTER STORMS FURTHER SOUTH.

ON FRIDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. NO THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.

CAZ272-NVZ450-453-261430-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0012.100826T1800Z-100827T0700Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0009.100827T1900Z-100828T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
253 PM PDT WED AUG 25 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO
MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
THE TAHOE BASIN AND WEST CENTRAL NEVADA...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
TAHOE BASIN AND WEST CENTRAL NEVADA...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA...FIRE ZONE
450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL
NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE FRIDAY.

* HUMIDITY: FALLING TO 10 TO 20% EACH AFTERNOON.

* THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY: ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING
LATE MORNING AROUND LAKE TAHOE AND RENO...MOVING EAST AND
BECOMING SCATTERED BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WITH
POTENTIAL DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THURSDAY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=rev&wwa=fire%20weather%20watch
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