[EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect until midnight pdt tonight for gusty winds and low humidity

Saturday, August 18, 2007

[EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect until midnight pdt tonight for gusty winds and low humidity

[EDIS] Red flag warning remains in effect until midnight pdt tonight for gusty winds and low humidity... ... red flag warning remains in effect from 9 am to 7 pm pdt sunday for strong winds and low humidity

MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN MONO COUNTY BETWEEN MONO LAKE AND WALKER BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE MORNING CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE WEST SUNDAY EVENING.

Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.

Area: MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-

Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Plumas, Placer, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra, Alpine,

Sent: 2007-08-18T20:59:06-07:00

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

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Saturday, August 18, 2007