Red Flag for very low humidities over the Kern County mountains

Friday, October 24, 2008

Red Flag for very low humidities over the Kern County mountains

A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS SETTLED OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AT MANY LOCATIONS WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH FRIDAY WITH LITTLE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT FRIDAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL LINGER OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AT MANY LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS...AND OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR AT BEST.

Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

Area: KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-

Affected Counties or parts of: Tuolumne, Tulare, Mariposa, Merced, Kings, Kern, Fresno, Madera

Sent: 2008-10-22T20:21:20-07:00
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA

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Friday, October 24, 2008