NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING OVER EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY AS AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH BUILDS NEAR THE CALIFORNIA COAST. BY EARLY AFTERNOON ALL AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN MOST LOCATIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...ALL OF IMPERIAL COUNTY...AS WELL THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THROUGH 8 PM. AS TEMPERATURES COOL THIS EVENING... HUMIDITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. HOWEVER... STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE WEAKENING. AT RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESUME TUESDAY BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG.
Instruction:
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
Area: ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 230JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY-
Affected Counties or parts of: Riverside, Imperial
Sent: 2008-10-13T03:04:04-07:00
Original Sender: KPSR@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
