red flag warning ca

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:36 am

Dear Subscriber, THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS THE
.WARMING AND DRYING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION WILL LEAD TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES...AND CONTINUING EASTERN ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY... WITH THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES OVER THE EASTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. THESE LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

Area: LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-ANTELOPE VALLEY-
Affected Counties or parts of: Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles
Sent: 2008-08-12T15:25:50-07:00
Original Sender: KLOX@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
Please read the instructions below

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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 3:46 am

HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL EXPAND NORTHWARD ON WEDNESDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING HOT WEATHER AND INCREASING HUMIDITY TO THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHED TRIPLE DIGITS IN THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON... AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO CLIMB ABOVE THE CENTURY MARK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 105 TO 108 WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... AND AS HIGH AS 108 TO 110 ON FRIDAY...POSSIBLY NEARING RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AT REDDING AND RED BLUFF. OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY... MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER AROUND THE CENTURY MARK THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. IT WILL ALSO BE VERY WARM IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND 90S. AS HIGH PRESSURE EXPANDS NORTHWARD...MONSOON MOISTURE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... AND IT MAY BEGIN TO FEEL MORE HUMID...OR STICKY...TO MANY PEOPLE. THE INCREASE IN HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL ALSO INCREASE THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA. THIS WEATHER PATTERN ALSO RESULTS IN WARM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S ARE LIKELY IN THE INTERIOR CENTRAL VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. WEATHER MODELS INDICATE A GRADUAL COOLING TREND BY SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

Instruction:
RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE HOT WEATHER. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO EXPERIENCE A HEAT WAVE DURING AT LEAST A PART OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR... WHICH BEGINS IN SACRAMENTO ON FRIDAY.

Area: SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
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: 2008-08-12T20:36:09-07:00
Original Sender: KSTO@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
Please read the instructions below

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