[EDIS] Red flag warning in effect from 11 am pdt /11 am mst/ to 9 pm pdt /9 pm mst/ wednesday for southern nevada... southeast california and northwest arizona
Affected Counties or parts of: Inyo, San Bernardino
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTH INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY. INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL BRING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH TO MUCH OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO OR BELOW 15 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS. STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE CONDITIONS MODERATE AFTER ABOUT 9 PM.
Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
Area: LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-MOJAVE DESERT-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
Affected Counties or parts of: Inyo, San Bernardino,
Sent: 2007-09-18T13:51:21-07:00
Original Sender: KVEF@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
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