EDIS - Red flag warning now in effect until 10 pm pdt this evening over the lake tahoe basin for gusty winds and low humidity... ... red flag

[EDIS] Red flag warning now in effect until 10 pm pdt this evening over the lake tahoe basin for gusty winds and low humidity... ... red flag warning in effect from 1 pm to 9 pm pdt friday for gusty winds and low humidity

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE WEST COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH AT LAKE LEVEL AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH FROM THE MIDSLOPES TO RIDGELINE. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT IN THE TAHOE BASIN...HOWEVER GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED NEAR THE MIDSLOPES WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 ALONG THE RIDGES. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY ON FRIDAY ALTHOUGH DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT EACH DAY.

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

Area: GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-

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

Sent: 2007-06-28T14:56:24-07:00