Sunday, July 31, 2011

[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Fire Weather Watch - NorCal (Shasta Area)



FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR SCATTERED LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONES 280...281 AND 284...  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SCATTERED LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 281...284 AND 280 * THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND 1300 MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. LIGHTNING COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO SCATTER AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.  * IMPACTS... WHILE WETTING RAIN MAY BE EXPECTED UNDERNEATH THE CORE OF THE STORM...MUCH LESS RAIN IS EXPECTED ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE STORM. THIS COULD LEAD TO MORE FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
.A DISTURBANCE WILL BE MOVING INTO SISKIYOU COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL HELP TO GENERATE MORE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SISKIYOU COUNTY. THE STORM TRACK TURNS MORE SOUTHERLY AND STORMS THAT FORM COULD MOVE INTO THE CASCADES. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE STORM TRACK COULD DRIFT INTO WEST KLAMATH COUNTY BY MONDAY EVENING. MEASURABLE RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDERNEATH THE CORE OF THE  STORM. HOWEVER THE PERIPHERY OF THE STORM MAY NOT SEE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND THIS COULD LEAD TO MORE FIRE STARTS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

Area:  WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MTSHASTA-

Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Siskiyou

Sent: 2011-07-31T19:08:03-07:00

Original Sender: KMFR@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR

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