CFN - CALIFORNIA FIRE NEWS - CAL FIRE NEWS : [EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect - Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Siskiyou,

Thursday, August 16, 2007

[EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect - Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Siskiyou,

[EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect until 8 pm pdt this evening for gusty winds and low relative humidities

CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MTSHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR IN FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281... 284 AND 285 IN CALIFORNIA AND ZONE 624 IN OREGON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN VERY DRY WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES EARLY THIS EVENING BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT.

Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

Area: CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MTSHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-

Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Siskiyou,

Sent: 2007-08-16T15:47:41-07:00

Original Sender: KMFR@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR

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Thursday, August 16, 2007

[EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect - Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Siskiyou,

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