EDIS] Red flag warning in effect until 9 pm pdt thursday -Tulare and Kern county mountains

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

EDIS] Red flag warning in effect until 9 pm pdt thursday -Tulare and Kern county mountains

[EDIS] red flag warning in effect until 9 pm pdt thursday for the tulare and kern county mountains due to very low relative humidity

KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY...FOR THE TULARE AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. AREAS IN THIS WARNING INCLUDE SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST... SEQUOIA/KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK AND THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS MAINLY EAST OF TEHACHAPI. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION IS BRINGING HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THESE AREAS HAVE DROPPED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN 10 PERCENT OR LESS FOR PERIODS OF 10 HOURS OR LONGER ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION ...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR WITH SOME AREAS REMAINING LESS THAN 20 PERCENT. THESE LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY.

Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

Area: KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-

Affected Counties or parts of: Mono, Madera, San Luis Obispo, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Tulare, Inyo, Mariposa, Monterey, Merced, Kings, Fresno, Kern, San Bernardino, San Benito, Santa Clara, Los Angeles,

Sent: 2007-07-04T14:46:10-07:00

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