Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Sacramento, CA
NWS Sacramento, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 30, 2008, 4:13 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 31, 2008, 4:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 55 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2008, 4:13 PM PDT (23:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 31, 2008, 4:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2008, 11:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sacramento, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS86 KSTO 302313 RFWSTO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 413 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...WIDESPREAD GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY... .TWO COLD FRONTS WILL BRUSH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH EACH FRONT...HOWEVER THE SUNDAY NIGHT FRONT MAY RAISE HUMIDITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE THEN REBUILDS OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BRINGING LOWER HUMIDITY AND MORE GUSTY WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF WARMER TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. CAZ213>216-263-264-266>269-279-311230- /O.UPG.KSTO.FW.A.0008.080901T0000Z-080902T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0009.080901T1500Z-080902T1800Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP- NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT- CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT- LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 413 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOCALLY BREEZY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH HIGHER HUMIDITY AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REBUILD OVER THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD WARMER TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH BOTH DAYS. GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEYS MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS...SLOPES AND CANYONS MONDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...HUMIDITY MAY REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WARMING TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ217-218-311230- /O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0009.080901T1500Z-080902T1800Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT - EXCLUDES THE DELTA-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- 413 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD WARMER TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH BOTH DAYS. GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY MAY DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND HUMIDITY MAY NOT RECOVER MUCH ABOVE 25 TO 35 PERCENT MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WARMING TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ SG
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000 WWUS86 KSTO 310411 RFWSTO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 911 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 CAZ213-215-263-311500- /O.EXT.KSTO.FW.W.0009.080831T1100Z-080902T1800Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT- 911 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. INCREASING WINDS FROM THE NORTH OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECT OVERNIGHT HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. LOCAL BREEZY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INCREASING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING OVER THE AREA. WHILE COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY HUMIDITY VALUES OVER THE NORTHERN END OF THE VALLEY AND SOME FOOTHILL LOCATION OVER THE WESTERN END OF THE VALLEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ON SUNDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH WIND SPEEDS INCREASING BETWEEN 10 AND 25 MPH. THE WINDS LOOK TO TAPER SOME IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT THEN INCREASE SUNDAY EVENING OVER THE AREA. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REBUILD OVER THE AREA MONDAY. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER THAN NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ON MONDAY...LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEYS MONDAY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS. THE COMBINATION OF...LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ216-264-279-311500- /O.EXT.KSTO.FW.W.0009.080901T0600Z-080902T1800Z/ CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 911 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. LOCAL NORTHWEST TO NORTH BREEZY WINDS WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REBUILD OVER THE AREA MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA. HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...HUMIDITY MAY REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ214-217-218-266>269-311500- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.080901T1500Z-080902T1800Z/ BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT - EXCLUDES THE DELTA-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 911 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. LOCALLY BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY OVER THE BURNEY BASIN AND FAR NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH HIGHER HUMIDITY AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REBUILD OVER THE AREA ON MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEASTERN FOOTHILLS WHILE FURTHER SOUTH IN THE MOTHERLODE GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS...WESTERN SLOPES AND CANYONS MONDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY... HUMIDITY MAY REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ BARUFFALDI
000 WWUS86 KSTO 311225 RFWSTO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 525 AM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 CAZ213-215-263-312030- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080902T1800Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT- 525 AM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR SHASTA...TEHAMA AND GLENN COUNTIES. BREEZY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. WHILE COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...HUMIDITY VALUES OVER THE NORTHERN END OF THE VALLEY AND SOME FOOTHILL LOCATION OVER THE WESTERN END OF THE VALLEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY. NORTH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REBUILD OVER THE AREA MONDAY. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER THAN NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ON MONDAY...LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEYS MONDAY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS. THE COMBINATION OF...LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ216-264-279-312030- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.080901T0600Z-080902T1800Z/ CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 525 AM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR GLENN...BUTTE...COLUSA...SUTTER...YUBA AND LAKE COUNTIES. LOCAL NORTH BREEZY WINDS WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WITH NORTH WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REBUILD OVER THE AREA MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA. HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...HUMIDITY MAY REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ214-217-218-266>269-312030- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.080901T1500Z-080902T1800Z/ BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT - EXCLUDES THE DELTA-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 525 AM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR YOLO...SOLANO...SACRAMENTO...EASTERN SHASTA... WESTERN PLUMAS...WESTERN SIERRA...WESTERN NEVADA WESTERN PLACER... WESTERN EL DORADO AND AMADOR COUNTIES. LOCALLY BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY OVER THE BURNEY BASIN AND FAR NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. NORTH WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL INCREASE TONIGHT... ALTHOUGH HIGHER HUMIDITY AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REBUILD OVER THE AREA ON MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS WHILE FURTHER SOUTH IN THE MOTHERLODE GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS...WESTERN SLOPES AND CANYONS MONDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY... HUMIDITY MAY REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS86 KSTO 312105 RFWSTO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 205 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 CAZ213-215-263-011230- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080902T1800Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT- 205 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES OVER THE NORTHERN END OF THE VALLEY AND SOME FOOTHILL LOCATION OVER THE WESTERN END OF THE VALLEY WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL NORTH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REBUILD OVER THE AREA MONDAY. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER THAN NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ON MONDAY...LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEYS MONDAY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS. THE COMBINATION OF...LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ216-264-279-011230- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.080901T0600Z-080902T1800Z/ CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 205 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE AREA MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA. HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...HUMIDITY MAY REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ214-217-218-266>269-011230- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.080901T1500Z-080902T1800Z/ BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT - EXCLUDES THE DELTA-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 205 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE AREA ON MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS WHILE FURTHER SOUTH IN THE MOTHERLODE GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS...WESTERN SLOPES AND CANYONS MONDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY... HUMIDITY MAY REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS86 KSTO 011215 RFWSTO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 515 AM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 CAZ219-012300- /O.EXB.KSTO.FW.W.0009.080901T1215Z-080902T0400Z/ NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT - EXCLUDES THE DELTA- 515 AM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WHICH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF SAN JOAQUIN...STANISLAUS...SOUTHWEST AMADOR...WESTERN CALAVERAS...AND WESTERN TUOLUMNE. THE RED FLAG IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INLAND THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE WIND DIMINISHES OVER MOST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER MODERATE TO LOCALLY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ220-221-012300- /O.EXA.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080902T1800Z/ SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT-STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 515 AM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE COUNTIES OF CALAVARES...TUOLUMNE..AND SOUTHWESTERN ALPINE. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INLAND WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS... PASSES...AND RIDGES. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS AND RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 PERCENT. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE TUESDAY MORNING HOWEVER LOCALLY GUSTY WIND WILL CONTINUE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOW WITH MODERATE TO POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ214-266>269-012300- /O.EXT.KSTO.FW.W.0009.080901T1215Z-080902T1800Z/ BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 515 AM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INLAND WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS... PASSES...AND RIDGES. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS AND RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 PERCENT. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY MORNING. WIND IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE TUESDAY MORNING HOWEVER LOCALLY GUSTY WIND WILL CONTINUE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOW WITH MODERATE TO POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ216>218-012300- /O.EXT.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080902T0400Z/ CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT - EXCLUDES THE DELTA-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- 515 AM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE AREA AND WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHERLY WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL BE IN THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE WIND DIMINISHES OVER MOST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER MODERATE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ213-215-263-264-279-012300- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080902T1800Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT- LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 515 AM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INLAND WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS... PASSES...AND RIDGES. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS AND RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 PERCENT. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND DRY FUELS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY MORNING. WIND IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE TUESDAY MORNING HOWEVER LOCALLY GUSTY WIND WILL CONTINUE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOW WITH MODERATE TO POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS86 KSTO 012254 RFWSTO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 354 PM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 CAZ213>215-220-221-263-264-266>269-279-021400- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080902T1800Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP- NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT-STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA- GLENN UNIT-LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 354 PM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS...THE COASTAL RANGE...THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...AND THE MOTHERLODE UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS PREVAILING. WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH THESE WINDS WILL WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 45 PERCENT. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. HIGH PRESSURE PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK...WITH LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITIES CONTINUING AND MODERATE TO POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...EXCEPT DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ216>219-020400- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080902T0400Z/ CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT - EXCLUDES THE DELTA-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT - EXCLUDES THE DELTA- 354 PM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AS WELL AS THE DELTA AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE DOWN THE VALLEY THIS EVENING...WITH HUMIDITY VALUES REMAINING VERY LOW. WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 AND 25 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. ALTHOUGH POOR TO MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT...THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET...DECREASING THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE REGION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS86 KSTO 020401 RFWSTO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 901 PM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 CAZ216>219-020515- /O.EXP.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080902T0400Z/ CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT - EXCLUDES THE DELTA-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT - EXCLUDES THE DELTA- 901 PM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY THIS EVENING. THERE REMAINS A LOCAL AREA WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WERE WINDS REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THIS EVENING AROUND MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY AREA. WIND SPEEDS AT 9 PM WERE AROUND 20 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH BY AROUND 10 PM OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER...AND CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. $$ CAZ213>215-220-221-263-264-266>269-279-021215- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080902T1800Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP- NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT-STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA- GLENN UNIT-LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 901 PM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OVERNIGHT...WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS PREVAILING. OVERNIGHT EXPECT AREAS OF WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 10 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SOME OF THE FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 45 PERCENT. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. HIGH PRESSURE PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK...WITH LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITIES CONTINUING AND MODERATE TO POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...EXCEPT DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ RB
000 WWUS86 KSTO 021155 RFWSTO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 455 AM PDT TUE SEP 2 2008 CAZ213>215-220-221-263-264-266>269-279-021800- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080902T1800Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP- NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT-STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA- GLENN UNIT-LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 455 AM PDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS MORNING OVER THE RED FLAG AREA AND BECOME GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HOWEVER OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...LOCALLY GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WIND WILL BE POSSIBLE AT NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING HOURS THROUGH FAVORABLY ORIENTED CANYONS AND PASSES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK WITH A GENERAL WARMING TREND. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE IN THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS IN MOST AREAS WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES MAINLY IN THE MODERATE TO POOR RANGE. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS86 KSTO 021734 RFWSTO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1034 AM PDT TUE SEP 2 2008 CAZ213>215-220-221-263-264-266>269-279-021845- /O.EXP.KSTO.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080902T1800Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP- NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT-STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA- GLENN UNIT-LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 1034 AM PDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING THAN LAST NIGHT. ALTHOUGH LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN FAVORABLY ORIENTED CANYONS AND PASSES. EVEN WITH THE LIGHTER WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TOMORROW...DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH AREAS OF POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY INCREASE AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK. $$ HSO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Sacramento, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Aug 30, 3:00 PM PDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 3:00 PM PDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 300 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .DISCUSSION... A STRONG GULF OF ALASKA UPPER TROUGH IS DROPPING DOWN INTO THE REGION BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN. THIS WILL BRING COOLER WEATHER WITH INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A DRY COLD FRONT CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER FAR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS LOCALLY TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND BURNEY BASIN AREA. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE AREA ARE GENERALLY 5 TO 10 DEGREES F COOLER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY ...AND AS MUCH AS 18 DEGREES COOLER AT TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE...WHERE THE WIND IS CURRENTLY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 25 MPH GUSTING TO 31 MPH. THE DELTA BREEZE HAS REACHED SACRAMENTO...WITH SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE NOW AT 87 DEGREES. THE BACK END OF THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A CYCLONICALLY CURVED 120KT JET OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. COLD POOL AT 500 MB COULD BRING SOME POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY EVENING...EAST OF THE CASCADE/SIERRA CREST. WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION OUTSIDE OF THE FORECAST AREA AS LATEST RUNS OF GFS TRACK THE SYSTEM FURTHER EASTWARD THAN SEEN PREVIOUSLY. NORTHERLY WIND EVENT BEHIND THE TROUGH LOOKS ON TRACK...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN SPREADING SOUTHWARD AND INCREASING INTO MONDAY. WINDS ALOFT WITH COLD ADVECTION ALONG WITH A STRENGTHENING SURFACE GRADIENT WILL BRING UP WINDS IN THE EARLY HOURS OF MONDAY MORNING. NORTHEASTERLY-EASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN SIERRA AS THE GRADIENT SHIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST...WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35-40 MPH. A STRONGER NORTHERLY SURFACE GRADIENT DEVELOPS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT EVEN AS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT DIMINISHES. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AS THE WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY COMBINE TO BRING POTENTIAL CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BRING A WARMING TREND IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING TROUGH...WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY RISING TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. 850 MB TEMPERATURES AROUND 24-27C WILL BRING HIGHS IN THE NORTHERN CENTRAL VALLEY TO THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S BY FRIDAY. OFFSHORE WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE WEEK. && .AVIATION... COLD FRONT OVER SISKIYOU COUNTY WILL DROP SOUTH TO AN KAAT-KBNY-KRBL LINE THIS EVENING. THE FRONT HAS LIMITED INSTABILITY AND SOME CUMULUS CLOUDS BASES FL100 LIKELY THRU 03Z. EXPECT P6SM SKC AT MOST TERMINAL LOCATIONS THRU 06Z TONIGHT...EXCEPT P6SM SCT150-200 22Z-03Z AT KRBL AND KRDD. LIMITED INSTABILITY ALONG THE SIERRA SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 THRU 03Z THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST WILL CONTINUE AREAS OF STRONG TURBULENCE NEAR ELEVATED TERRAIN. BREEZY NORTH WINDS AT KRBL AND KRDD THRU 05Z...THEN WINDS WILL DECOUPLE AND DECREASE. KSMF...KSAC AND KMHR WILL HAVE WINDS 18010G16KT 03Z-10Z TONIGHT AS MARINE LAYER REDEVELOPS ALONG THE COAST. SG && .STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS FOR MONDAY 8 AM EDT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING 11 AM PDT. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 30, 7:00 AM PDT, 9 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 700 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-311400- SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES- CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-MOTHERLODE- EAST FOOTHILLS/NORTH SACRAMENTO VALLEY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 700 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SIGNIFICANT COOLING IS EXPECTED OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES DOWN 15 TO 25 DEGREES FROM FRIDAYS TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT OVER MANY AREAS BY SUNDAY. ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND DRY NORTH WINDS TO DEVELOP SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...INCREASING FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AGAIN. SEASONABLE WEATHER IS EXPECTED BY MIDWEEK AS TEMPERATURES WARM THROUGH THE WEEK. * FIRE WEATHER WATCH.........SEE WWUS86 KSTO - RFWSTO FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/STO
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 30, 3:03 PM PDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 303 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-311200- SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 303 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ..BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND MONDAY OVER NORTHERN INTERIOR CALIFORNIA.. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN END OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY ON SUNDAY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD SOUTH MONDAY MORNING. AS HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THE WINDS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME EASTERLY. WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 10 AND 25 MPH AND BE GUSTY...BUT AT TIMES SOME WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER OVER THE INTERIOR REGION THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. PERSONS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENTAL START OF WILDFIRES. PERSONS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY CROSS WINDS. BARUFFALDI/KURTH
Special weather statement, Aug 30, 4:07 PM PDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 407 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-311315- SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 407 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ..BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND MONDAY OVER NORTHERN INTERIOR CALIFORNIA.. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN END OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY ON SUNDAY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD SOUTH MONDAY MORNING. AS HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THE WINDS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME EASTERLY. WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 10 AND 25 MPH AND BE GUSTY...BUT AT TIMES SOME WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER OVER THE INTERIOR REGION THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. PERSONS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENTAL START OF WILDFIRES. PERSONS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY CROSS WINDS. BARUFFALDI/KURTH
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