Red Flag Warning Now - Thursday, May 1, 8:00pm ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR HOT...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 75 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK TODAY BEFORE WEAKENING SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BUT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS WINDS EXPECTED TODAY. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WEAKEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO RECOVER NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY SPREADING INLAND DURING THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:28:46 +0000
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