Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Sacramento, CA
NWS Sacramento, CA issued this red flag warning at Sep 9, 2011, 5:14 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 9, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Sep 9, 2011, 5:14 AM PDT (12:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 9, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2011, 7:56 PM PDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sacramento, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
156 WWUS86 KSTO 091214 RFWSTO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 514 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY AND LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS A RESULT...THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DRY LIGHTNING. MOST STORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA BUT EASTERLY FLOW ALOFT MAY PUSH SOME STORMS INTO THE FOOTHILLS OR CENTRAL VALLEY. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WETTER THROUGH THE WEEKEND...HOWEVER LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE AWAY FROM RAIN CORES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WIND WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INTERIOR CALIFORNIA AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. CAZ213-215-216-263-266-279-092300- /O.CAN.KSTO.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110911T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0002.110909T1500Z-110911T0000Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- 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- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 514 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 213 215 216 263 266 AND 279... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 213...215...216... 263...266...AND 279. THESE INCLUDE THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY... THE NORTHEAST SACRAMENTO VALLEY FOOTHILLS...NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY...AND THE MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS FROM SOUTHWEST SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY. * WIND: NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ALONG THE MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL GUSTS 30 T0 40 MPH THROUGH FAVORABLE ORIENTED CANYONS. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY PERCENT WILL ONLY BE IN 20S TO 30S. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. 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 CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ221-269-092300- /O.UPG.KSTO.FW.A.0001.110909T1800Z-110911T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0002.110909T2200Z-110911T0300Z/ STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 514 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 221 269 BELOW 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * THUNDERSTORMS: COULD DEVELOP OVER THE SIERRA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER OVER THE WEEKEND. ALSO...LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT. * WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCAL EAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS COULD COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ217-219-220-267-092300- /O.EXT.KSTO.FW.A.0001.110910T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- 514 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 217 219 220 AND 267... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 220 AND 267. THESE INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS AND MOTHERLODE LOCATIONS ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS. * THUNDERSTORMS: COULD DEVELOP OVER THE SIERRA AND DRIFT INTO THE FOOTHILLS OR CENTRAL VALLEY THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER BY LATE SATURDAY. HOWEVER LIGHTNING STRIKES AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT DURING THE WATCH PERIOD. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...DRY LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
603 WWUS86 KSTO 091759 RFWSTO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1059 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY AND LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS A RESULT...THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DRY LIGHTNING. MOST STORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA BUT EASTERLY FLOW ALOFT MAY PUSH SOME STORMS INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND CENTRAL VALLEY. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WETTER THROUGH THE WEEKEND...HOWEVER LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE AWAY FROM RAIN CORES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WIND HAVE DEVELOPED THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INTERIOR CALIFORNIA AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. CAZ264-100600- /O.EXB.KSTO.FW.W.0002.110909T1759Z-110911T0300Z/ LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT- 1059 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WITH ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE ZONE 264... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 264. THIS INCLUDES SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. * WIND: NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND INTO SATURDAY. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY PERCENT WILL ONLY BE IN 20S TO 30S. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO INCREASE FIRE DANGER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ217-219-220-267-100600- /O.UPG.KSTO.FW.A.0001.110910T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KSTO.FW.W.0002.110909T2200Z-110911T0300Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- 1059 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 217 219 221 269 BELOW 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 217 219 220 AND 267. THESE INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS AND MOTHERLODE LOCATIONS ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS. * THUNDERSTORMS: COULD DEVELOP OVER THE SIERRA AND DRIFT INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND CENTRAL VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER BY LATE SATURDAY. HOWEVER LIGHTNING STRIKES AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT DURING THE WATCH PERIOD. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...DRY LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 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 CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ213-215-216-263-266-279-100600- /O.EXT.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- 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- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 1059 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY WITH ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE ZONES 213 215 216 263 266 AND 279... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 213...215...216... 263...266...AND 279. THESE INCLUDE THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY... THE NORTHEAST SACRAMENTO VALLEY FOOTHILLS... NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY...AND THE MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS FROM SOUTHWEST SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY. * WIND: NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ALONG THE MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS... NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL GUSTS 30 T0 40 MPH THROUGH FAVORABLE ORIENTED CANYONS. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY PERCENT WILL ONLY BE IN 20S TO 30S. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO INCREASE FIRE DANGER. 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 CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ221-269-100600- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.110909T2200Z-110911T0300Z/ STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 1059 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 221 269 BELOW 5000 FEET... * THUNDERSTORMS: COULD DEVELOP OVER THE SIERRA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER OVER THE WEEKEND. ALSO... LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT. * WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCAL EAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS COULD COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO
465 WWUS86 KSTO 092217 RFWSTO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 317 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WIND HAVE DEVELOPED THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INTERIOR CALIFORNIA AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. CAZ218-101030- /O.EXA.KSTO.FW.W.0002.110909T2200Z-110911T0300Z/ CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- 317 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 218... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 218. THIS INCLUDES THE CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA REGION. * THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE SIERRA COULD DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND DELTA REGION THIS EVENING AND INTO SATURDAY. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER BY LATE SATURDAY. HOWEVER LIGHTNING STRIKES AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...DRY LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ213-215-216-263-264-266-279-101030- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- 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-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 317 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY WITH ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE ZONES 213 215 216 263 264 266 AND 279... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 213...215...216... 263...264... 266... AND 279. THESE INCLUDE THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY... THE NORTHEAST SACRAMENTO VALLEY FOOTHILLS... NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY...AND THE MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS FROM SOUTHWEST SHASTA COUNTY TO LAKE COUNTY. * WIND: NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ALONG THE MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS... NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL GUSTS 30 T0 40 MPH THROUGH FAVORABLE ORIENTED CANYONS. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY PERCENT WILL ONLY BE IN 20S TO 30S. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO INCREASE FIRE DANGER. 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 CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ217-219-220-267-101030- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- 317 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 217 219 220 267 BELOW 5000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 217 219 220 AND 267. THESE INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS AND MOTHERLODE LOCATIONS ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS. * THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE SIERRA COULD DRIFT INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND CENTRAL VALLEY THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER BY LATE SATURDAY. HOWEVER LIGHTNING STRIKES AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...DRY LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ221-269-101030- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 317 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 221 269 BELOW 5000 FEET... * THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE SIERRA THIS EVENING AND INTO SATURDAY. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER OVER THE WEEKEND. ALSO... LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT. * WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCAL EAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS COULD COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO
560 WWUS86 KSTO 092218 RRA RFWSTO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...DELAYED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 318 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WIND HAVE DEVELOPED THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INTERIOR CALIFORNIA AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. CAZ218-101045- /O.EXA.KSTO.FW.W.0002.110909T2200Z-110911T0300Z/ CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- 318 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 218... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 218. THIS INCLUDES THE CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA REGION. * THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE SIERRA COULD DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND DELTA REGION THIS EVENING AND INTO SATURDAY. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER BY LATE SATURDAY. HOWEVER LIGHTNING STRIKES AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...DRY LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ213-215-216-263-264-266-279-101045- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- 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-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 318 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY WITH ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE ZONES 213 215 216 263 264 266 AND 279... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 213...215...216... 263...264... 266... AND 279. THESE INCLUDE THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY... THE NORTHEAST SACRAMENTO VALLEY FOOTHILLS... NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY...AND THE MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS FROM SOUTHWEST SHASTA COUNTY TO LAKE COUNTY. * WIND: NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ALONG THE MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS... NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL GUSTS 30 T0 40 MPH THROUGH FAVORABLE ORIENTED CANYONS. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY PERCENT WILL ONLY BE IN 20S TO 30S. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO INCREASE FIRE DANGER. 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 CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ217-219-220-267-101045- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- 318 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 217 219 220 267 BELOW 5000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 217 219 220 AND 267. THESE INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS AND MOTHERLODE LOCATIONS ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS. * THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE SIERRA COULD DRIFT INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND CENTRAL VALLEY THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER BY LATE SATURDAY. HOWEVER LIGHTNING STRIKES AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...DRY LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ221-269-101045- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 318 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 221 269 BELOW 5000 FEET... * THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE SIERRA THIS EVENING AND INTO SATURDAY. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER OVER THE WEEKEND. ALSO... LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT. * WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCAL EAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS COULD COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO
150 WWUS86 KSTO 101112 RFWSTO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 412 AM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY NEAR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND KEEPING A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE TODAY. MOST STORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA BUT EASTERLY FLOW ALOFT MAY PUSH SOME STORMS INTO THE FOOTHILLS OR CENTRAL VALLEY. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WETTER THROUGH THE WEEKEND...HOWEVER LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE AWAY FROM RAIN CORES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND COASTAL MOUNTAINS... NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY...AND FOOTHILLS AND WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ218-101215- /O.CAN.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- 412 AM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 218... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE THREAT OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DECREASED...THUS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ213-215-216-263-264-266-279-102300- /O.EXT.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0000Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- 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-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 412 AM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE ZONES 213 215 216 263 264 266 AND 279... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 213...215...216... 263...264... 266...AND 279. THESE INCLUDE THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY...THE NORTHEAST SACRAMENTO VALLEY FOOTHILLS...NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY...AND THE MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS FROM SOUTHWEST SHASTA COUNTY TO LAKE COUNTY. * WIND: NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ALONG THE MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL GUSTS 30 T0 40 MPH THROUGH FAVORABLE ORIENTED CANYONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND...VERY DRY CONDITIONS...AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. 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 CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ217-219-220-267-102300- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- 412 AM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE ZONE 217 219 220 267 BELOW 5000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 217 219 220 AND 267. THESE INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS AND MOTHERLODE LOCATIONS ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS. * THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE SIERRA COULD DRIFT INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND CENTRAL VALLEY AGAIN TODAY. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER BY LATE SATURDAY. HOWEVER LIGHTNING STRIKES AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ221-269-102300- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 412 AM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 221 269 BELOW 5000 FEET... * THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA TODAY. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER OVER THE WEEKEND. ALSO...LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT. * WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCAL EAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS COULD COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO
319 WWUS86 KSTO 102151 RFWSTO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 251 PM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY CENTERED BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL LINGER THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND MAINTAINING A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. STORM DEVELOPMENT IS CURRENTLY OVER THE HIGHER SIERRA NEVADA BUT EASTERLY FLOW ALOFT MAY PUSH SOME STORMS INTO THE FOOTHILLS OR CENTRAL VALLEY. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WETTER LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...HOWEVER LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE AWAY FROM RAIN CORES. CAZ213-215-216-263-264-266-279-102300- /O.CAN.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0000Z/ EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF- NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT- CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT- LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 251 PM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 213...215...216...263...264... 266 AND 279... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY SO THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ217-219-220-267-110300- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- 251 PM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 217...219...220 AND 267... * AFFECTED AREA: IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE ZONE 217 SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE ZONE 219 NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE ZONE 220 SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT...FIRE ZONE 267 NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS. * THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE SIERRA COULD DRIFT INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND CENTRAL VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT ANY STORMS THAT FORM SHOULD BECOME WETTER BY LATER THIS EVENING. IN SPITE OF THIS LIGHTNING STRIKES AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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 CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ221-269-110300- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 251 PM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 221 AND 269 BELOW 5000 FEET... * THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA INTO THE TONIGHT. STORMS MAY INITIALLY BE DRY...BUT SHOULD BECOME WETTER LATER TONIGHT. ALSO...LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE AWAY FROM RAIN CORES AND COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT. * WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCAL EAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS THAT FORM. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS COULD COMBINE TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS FIRE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THIS EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO
302 WWUS86 KSTO 110256 RFWSTO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 756 PM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 CAZ217-219>221-267-269-110400- /O.CAN.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110911T0300Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT-STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST- 756 PM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 217...219...220...221...267 ...269. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY...NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...MOTHERLODE AND NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE AREA. $$ JHM HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO
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| Sep 9, 4:41 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | San Joaquin | 64 min |
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