Friday, August 28, 2009

RED FLAG WARNING - EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS

UPDATE: RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AGAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THESE LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PERSIST IN MANY AREAS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF LAKE ISABELLA... WALKER PASS AND JAWBONE...AND ALSO IN THE VICINITY OF FRAZIER PARK. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT...WITH MAXIMUM HUMIDITIES ONLY BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS. WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO LAST FOR 10 HOURS OR MORE AT MANY KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS... THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES... DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT MANY KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. THE SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST FOR 10 HOURS OR MORE... THEREFORE RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE MET. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY DRY HOWEVER... AND CAUTION SHOULD STILL BE EXERCISED REGARDING FIRE DANGER.

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...DECREASING BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT... VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS MORNING... GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING...AND LONG TERM DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION THROUGH NOON PDT FRIDAY.
RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDINGPINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
Alert sent at 04:24 PDT on 2009-08-28
RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
Alert sent at 04:24 PDT on 2009-08-28
NEAR RECORD TO RECORD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND SATURDAY Actual/Immediate/Severe/Likely
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... LAKE HAVASU... TOPOCK... KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION... DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE... WIKIEUP... FURNACE CREEK... STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE... TECOPA... BARSTOW... DAGGETT... FT IRWIN... BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE... TWENTYNINE PALMS... NEEDLES... MESQUITE... OVERTON... MOAPA... PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY... LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY... LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY... HOOVER DAM... PRIMM... JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI
Update sent at 04:22 PDT on 2009-08-28
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
Update sent at 04:06 PDT on 2009-08-28
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... ... EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ SATURDAY Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EHRENBERG... PARKER... QUARTZSITE... SALOME... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... YUMA... TACNA... WELLTON... BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER... BRAWLEY... CALEXICO... EL CENTRO
Update sent at 02:03 PDT on 2009-08-28

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