FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT

Monday, August 4, 2008

FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT

Fire weather watch - Trinity, Mendocino, Del Norte, Humboldt counties for dry lightning potential.

Fire weather watch remains in effect for dry lightning potential from 11 am pdt Tuesday until 11 am pdt Wednesday for fire weather zones 203... 204... 211... 212... 276... 277... and 283

FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
MONSOON MOISTURE FLOWING NORTH OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL ARRIVE OVER THE AREA BY TUESDAY. THIS MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH SOUTH-SOUTHEAST CONVECTIVELY FAVORABLE WIND FLOW... HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE MOST LIKELY DEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR OVER RIDGES...
BUT COULD MOVE NORTHWARD OVER VALLEY LOCATIONS.
DEEPER MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE BY WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO GREATER COVERAGE AND WETTER THUNDERSTORMS.
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

Instruction:
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

Area: UPPER SMITH... INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHINTHE SIX RIVERS NF.-LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH... INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVERDRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOMDISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.-HUPA... THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THETRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER... INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MADRIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS 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.-

Affected Counties or parts of: Trinity, Mendocino, Del Norte, Humboldt

Sent: 2008-08-04T05:44:17-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA

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Monday, August 4, 2008