RED FLAG WARNING SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

RED FLAG WARNING SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA

RED FLAG WARNING Critical Fire weather

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER
IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST /2 PM PDT/ TO 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA... ARIZONA: YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ.
CALIFORNIA: LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA. THE STRETCH BETWEEN PARKER AND BLYTHE IS MORE LIKELY TO REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA THAN THE SOUTHERNMOST STRETCH.
WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY WITH THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS BEGINNING MID AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
IMPACTS: FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS... COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
instruction:
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
Area: ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
Affected Counties or parts of: Riverside, Imperial

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011