Red Flag Warning |
[EDIS] Red Flag Warning in effect until 4 pm pst this afternoon for gusty wind and low humidity for the Lake Tahoe basin due to strong winds and low humidity.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
- AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA.
- WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
- HUMIDITY: 10 TO 20 PERCENT. RAPIDLY INCREASING ABOVE 20 PERCENT AROUND NOON FOR NORTH LAKE TAHOE AND AROUND 3 PM FOR SOUTH LAKE TAHOE.
- IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.CONTINUE TO CHECKWEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.
Area: GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Plumas, Placer, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra, Alpine
Sent: 2012-01-19T06:32:46-08:00
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.