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Thursday, August 16, 2007

[EDIS] RED FLAG WARNING - Gusty winds and low humidity today

[EDIS] gusty winds and low humidity today WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ... RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT TONIGHT

BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDINGNORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP-STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/SWEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK-BECKWORTH PEAK)-NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THESIERRA CREST-

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA INCLUDING THE BURNEY BASIN. GUSTY WINDS...ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITY...WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ... RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO CONTINUES THE RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM PDT TONIGHT. THE WARNING INCLUDES THE BURNEY BASIN...AND PORTIONS OF THE LASSEN...PLUMAS...TAHOE..

.ELDORADO AND STANISLAUS NATIONAL FORESTS. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY OVER THE RIDGE TOPS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED IN THE TEENS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

Instruction:
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

Area: BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDINGNORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP-STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/SWEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK-BECKWORTH PEAK)-NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THESIERRA CREST-

Affected Counties or parts of: Yuba, Plumas, Yolo, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Sierra, Alpine, Shasta, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Sacramento, Placer, Solano, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, Lake, Tehama, Nevada,

Sent: 2007-08-16T06:14:56-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA

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Thursday, August 16, 2007

[EDIS] RED FLAG WARNING - Gusty winds and low humidity today

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