RED FLAG WARNING - DRY LIGHTNING - Northern California

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL HILLS OF MONTEREY COUNTY...THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS...THE EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND THE ENTIRE NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE AND THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. LATEST DATA INDICATES A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING STRIKES TO DEVELOP OVER THE OCEAN LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
THEN THE MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO TRACK OVER MUCH OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.
THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAIRLY DRY WITH ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES BRINGING AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF NEW FIRE STARTS GIVEN THE VERY DRY FUEL BEDS.
THE THREAT OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEST OF BIG SUR AND THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD OVER THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE NORTH BAY OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
BY MIDDAY SATURDAY ANY THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF THE AREA.

RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING BEGINS AT 10 PM TONIGHT Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed COASTAL NORTH BAY... INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- Alert sent at 14:25 PDT on 2009-09-11

HAZARDOUS SURF TO IMPACT THE NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY Actual/Future/Unknown/Possible REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- Alert sent at 14:20 PDT on 2009-09-11

SCATTERED DRY LIGHTNING EXPECTED ON SATURDAY Actual/Future/Severe/Possible WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MTSHASTA-SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- Update sent at 12:51 PDT on 2009-09-11

SCATTERED DRY LIGHTNING EXPECTED ON SATURDAY Actual/Future/Severe/Possible WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MTSHASTA-SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- Alert sent at 11:57 PDT on 2009-09-11

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING Actual/Future/Severe/Possible BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDINGNORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP- Alert sent at 11:33 PDT on 2009-09-11

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING Actual/Future/Severe/Possible EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- Alert sent at 11:33 PDT on 2009-09-11

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING Actual/Future/Severe/Possible SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- Alert sent at 11:33 PDT on 2009-09-11

THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING DRY LIGHTNING MAY AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY Actual/Future/Severe/Possible LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT- Alert sent at 11:33 PDT on 2009-09-11

SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 AM PDT SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH 11 PM PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CDF MENDOCINO UNIT SHASTA T AND MENDOCINO NF Actual/Future/Severe/Possible LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH... INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVERDRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOMDISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.-INTERIOR MENDOCINO... INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-TRINITY... WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- Alert sent at 11:00 PDT on 2009-09-11

DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING MAINLY FOR THE HILLS OF THE BAY AREA AND ALL OF THE NORTH BAY Actual/Future/Severe/Possible COASTAL NORTH BAY... INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- Alert sent at 09:45 PDT on 2009-09-11