From the NOAA: Red Flag Warning - VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH - TopicsExpress



          

From the NOAA: Red Flag Warning - VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH WEAK TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WEST COAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF FIRE DANGER ALONG UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES ABOVE 2000 FEET ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MENDOCINO AND NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH LIGHTER WINDS EACH AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.- For more info to to wrh.noaa.gov/eka/
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:08:16 +0000

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