RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS
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G. Alan Ferguson
Jul 24, 2013, 1:05:53 AM7/24/13
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
800 PM PDT TUE JUL 23 2013
.MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALOFT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE AND SEVERAL DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CASCADES. AT THE SAME TIME...THE LOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN VERY DRY ON THE EAST SIDE...THUS MOST STORMS THERE ARE EXPECTED TO BE DRY. WHILE COVERAGE OF STORMS MAY NOT REACH SCATTERED THERE...LIGHTNING WITH LITTLE TO NO RAIN ON VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A LOT OF NEW STARTS.
CAZ280-281-241500- /O.EXA.KMFR.FW.W.0005.130724T1800Z-130725T0600Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY- 800 PM PDT TUE JUL 23 2013
.MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALOFT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE AND SEVERAL DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CASCADES. AT THE SAME TIME...THE LOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN VERY DRY ON THE EAST SIDE...THUS MOST STORMS THERE ARE EXPECTED TO BE DRY. WHILE COVERAGE OF STORMS MAY NOT REACH SCATTERED THERE...LIGHTNING WITH LITTLE TO NO RAIN ON VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A LOT OF NEW STARTS.
CAZ280-281-241500- /O.EXA.KMFR.FW.W.0005.130724T1800Z-130725T0600Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY- 800 PM PDT TUE JUL 23 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 281...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE ZONES 280 AND 281
* THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* OUTFLOW WINDS: LOCAL GUSTS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS: LIGHTNING STRIKES OVER CRITICALLY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.
* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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Scott Valley CERT Website,
includes preparedness resources
http://tinyurl.com/yqexgo and also
http://svcert.webs.com/emergencyalerts.htm
Be Prepared -- Always Have a 72 Hr Kit Ready
http://ready.gov
For help, email svcert[AT]gmail[DOT]com
±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±
Scott Valley CERT Website,
includes preparedness resources
http://tinyurl.com/yqexgo and also
http://svcert.webs.com/emergencyalerts.htm
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