FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. .
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPS TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED SOUTH OF RAVENDALE ON WEDNESDAY.
Winds: THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS WEEK ARE LIKELY OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH TO EASTERN SIERRA COUNTY. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST
Low humidity: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT NEAR AND SOUTH OF RAVENDALE. NORTH OF THIS LINE...MINIMUM HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER... NEAR 20 PERCENT.
Dry Fuels: WITH FUELS RAPIDLY DRYING ACROSS THE AREA...POTENTIAL WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&
Instruction:
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
Area: EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Plumas, Placer, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra, Alpine
| Updated: 17:03 PDT on 2009-07-05 | ||||||
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