Discussion: A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST INCREASE OVER EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN SPREAD TO MUCH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY.
THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY TO CREATE POTENTIAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...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...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS INTO TUESDAY EVENING.
WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS AND HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN AND BE STRONG WEDNESDAY AS THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AGAIN NEAR OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
Instruction: A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND STATEMENTS CLOSELY.
Area: MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Plumas, Placer, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra, Alpine
| ||||||
| ||||||
No comments:
Post a Comment
CAL FIRE NEWS LOVES COMMENTS...
- Due to rampant abuse, we are no longer posting anonymous comments. Please use your real OpenID, Google, Yahoo, AIM, Twitter, Flickr name.