Tuesday, May 27, 2014

[californiadisasters] Fire Weather Watch - Modoc Plateau (5/26/14-PM)



...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO  TUESDAY EVENING...    . AHEAD LOW MOVING INTO THE AREA STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL  DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL  COMBINE WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AND DRY CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY.    CAZ285-270930-  /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0002.140527T2100Z-140528T0300Z/  MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-  227 PM PDT MON MAY 26 2014    ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  TUESDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE  HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER  WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY  EVENING.    * AFFECTED AREA: VALLEYS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE    WEATHER ZONE 285    * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.    * HUMIDITY...12-16 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY SOUTHWEST    WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY CREATE THE POTENTIAL RAPID FIRE    GROWTH WITH ANY NEW IGNITIONS.    * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  ARE MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG  WARNINGS.    &&    $$      VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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