Monday, April 29, 2013

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (4/29/13-PM)



...RED FLAG WARNING 6 PM TUESDAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE  NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET.    .STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT INTO  WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND  EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY WHEN WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HILLS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT WITH VERY  DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.    CAZ507-301200-  /O.NEW.KMTR.FW.W.0001.130501T0100Z-130502T0100Z/  NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-  238 PM PDT MON APR 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM PDT  WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH BAY HILLS  ABOVE 1000 FEET...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS  ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY  TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.      * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 507 NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. INCLUDES ALL    LOCATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN MARIN...SONOMA AND NAPA COUNTY    INCLUDING MOUNT SAINT HELENA AND MOUNT TAMALPAIS.    * TIMING: FROM 6 PM TUESDAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE PERIOD    OF STRONGEST WINDS ROUGHLY FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM WEDNESDAY.    * WIND: NORTH TO NORTHEAST SUSTAINED 20 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT    GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS    OF NAPA COUNTY ALONG THE YOLO AND LAKE COUNTY BORDERS.    * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON MINIMUM 15 TO 20 PERCENT...STAYING LESS    THEN 30 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.    * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF RECORD DRY FUELS...NEAR RECORD    WARMTH ALONG WITH STRONG AND DRY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE    THE PROBABILITY OF NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO    USE EXTRA CAUTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING OR FIRES.      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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA  238 PM PDT MON APR 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING 6 PM TUESDAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE  NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET.    .STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT INTO  WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND  EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY WHEN WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HILLS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT WITH VERY  DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.    CAZ511-301200-  /O.NEW.KMTR.FW.W.0001.130501T0100Z-130502T0100Z/  EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-  238 PM PDT MON APR 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM PDT  WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST BAY HILLS  ABOVE 1000 FEET...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS  ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY  TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.      * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 511 EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE.    INCLUDES ALL LOCATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN ALAMEDA AND CONTRA    COSTA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SANTA CLARA COUNTY HILLS.    INCLUDING MOUNT DIABLO STATE PARK...HENRY COE AND THE VICINITY    OF MOUNT HAMILTON.    * TIMING: FROM 6 PM TUESDAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE PERIOD    OF STRONGEST WINDS ROUGHLY FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM WEDNESDAY.    * WIND: NORTH TO NORTHEAST SUSTAINED 20 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT    GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS    INCLUDING MOUNT DIABLO.    * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON MINIMUM 15 TO 20 PERCENT...STAYING LESS    THEN 30 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.    * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF RECORD DRY FUELS...NEAR RECORD    WARMTH ALONG WITH STRONG AND DRY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE    THE PROBABILITY OF NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO    USE EXTRA CAUTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING OR FIRES.      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.    &&    $$      HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
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