EDIS Red flag warning remains in effect Tahoe basin for gusty winds and low humidity.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

EDIS Red flag warning remains in effect Tahoe basin for gusty winds and low humidity.

[EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening for the tahoe basin for gusty winds and low humidity... ... red flag warning in effect from 1 pm to 11 pm pdt thursday for gusty winds and low humidity... ... fire weather watch in effect from friday afternoon through friday evening 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 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT 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 CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE AT LAKE LEVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONGER WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THE MIDSLOPES UP TO THE RIDGE TOPS. VERY DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION WILL ALLOW THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE SOME THROUGH FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW THE CRITICAL 20 PERCENT THRESHOLD DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.

Area: GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007