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Thursday, June 28, 2007

EDIS - Red flag warning - Eastern Sierra and Western Nevada

[EDIS] red flag warning remains in effect from 1 pm this afternoon to 11 pm pdt this evening for parts of the eastern sierra and western nevada for gusty winds and low humidity... ... fire weather watch remains in effect from friday afternoon through friday evening

Eastern Sierra and Western Nevada

5:20 am (6 hours ago)
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE WEST COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND MOST LIKELY AGAIN ON FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WHILE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPS TO BETWEEN 6 AND 15 PERCENT.

Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. FIRE OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK.

Area: MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-

Affected Counties: Modoc, Plumas, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Madera, Alpine, Sierra, Shasta, Tuolumne, Placer, Inyo, Fresno, Nevada

Sent: 2007-06-28T05:17:07-07:00

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Thursday, June 28, 2007

EDIS - Red flag warning - Eastern Sierra and Western Nevada

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