Tuesday, October 25, 2011

[californiadisasters] FW: [EDIS] red flag warning in effect from 11 pm this evening to 7 am pdt thursday for gusty winds and low humidity for fire zone 264

Brian P. McClory
Dameron Hospital Association
(209) 944-5550 ext 7402
(209) 944-5402 (Direct)

-----Original Message-----
From: EDIS By Email [mailto:edis@edis-by-email.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:32 PM
To: EDIS-BY-EMAIL SUBSCRIBER
Subject: [EDIS] red flag warning in effect from 11 pm this evening to 7
am pdt thursday for gusty winds and low humidity for fire zone 264


Dear Subscriber,

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT
THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED
AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE ZONE 264 LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF
LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT. * WIND: SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH IN VALLEYS AND 15 TO 25 MPH OVER RIDGES ALONG WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO DECREASE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY: POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF
25 TO 35 PERCENT IS EXPECTED OVER RIDGES AND AT MID SLOPES TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE BETTER IN VALLEYS AND WIND
SHELTERED AREAS. HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AS WINDS BEGIN TO DROP OFF. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW
HUMIDITY...DRY AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND AREAS DRY LARGER FUELS WILL
CREATE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE FOR INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THERE IS A LOT OF GREEN GRASS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...SO
THE CONCERN IS NOT AS GREAT IN THE VALLEYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
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.

Area: LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-

Affected Counties or parts of: Yuba, Plumas, Yolo, El Dorado, Amador,
Calaveras, San Joaquin, Sierra, Alpine, Shasta, Tuolumne, Stanislaus,
Sacramento, Placer, Solano, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, Lake, Tehama,
Nevada

Sent: 2011-10-25T14:30:48-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA

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