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Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Sacramento, CA

August 9, 2014

NWS Sacramento, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 9, 2014, 2:30 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 10, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 45 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 9, 2014, 2:30 PM PDT (21:30 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 10, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Aug 12, 2014, 8:24 AM PDT
In force
45 hr
Issued by
NWS Sacramento, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

055 
WWUS86 KSTO 092130
RFWSTO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY...

.A LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST IS EXPECTED TO MOVE A
LITTLE WESTWARD SUNDAY AND THEN MOVE BACK TO THE COAST AND INLAND
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THIS HAS DELAYED THE TIMING OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING INTO MOST OF THE VALLEY UNTIL MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. THIS TYPE OF WEATHER PATTERN HAS
HISTORICALLY BROUGHT WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIALLY FORM OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY SUNDAY THEN MAY BECOME WIDESPREAD
ACROSS INTERIOR CALIFORNIA MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY.
MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THERE STILL IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THE
LOW.

CAZ216-264-101345-
/O.CAN.KSTO.FW.A.0006.140811T0600Z-140812T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.FW.A.0007.140812T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN
SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-
LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-
230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 216 AND 264...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216 CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY
  IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW
  1000 FT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-
  NAPA-SONOMA UNIT.

* TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ213-214-221-263-268-269-101345-
/O.UPG.KSTO.FW.A.0006.140810T1800Z-140812T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0011.140810T1800Z-140813T0000Z/
EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF-
BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING
NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP-
STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-
TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT-
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-
230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213...
214...221...263...268 AND 269...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 213 EASTERN PORTION OF
  SHASTA/TRINITY NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214 BURNEY BASIN AND
  NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN NF
  NORTH OF LASSEN NP...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 STANISLAUS NF WEST OF
  THE SIERRA CREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-
  TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT...FIRE
  WEATHER ZONE 268 NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS
  AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-
  GRIZZLY PEAK-BECKWORTH PEAK) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 269 NORTHERN
  SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA
  CREST.

* TIMING...11 AM SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY
  INTO MONDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ215-220-266-267-101345-
/O.UPG.KSTO.FW.A.0006.140811T0600Z-140812T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0011.140810T1800Z-140813T0000Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW
1000 FT-
SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF
CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE 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-
230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215...
220...266 AND 267...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY
  TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
  220 SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS
  OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 NORTHERN
  SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF
  SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 267
  NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF
  NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS.

* TIMING...11 AM SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE,
  ESPECIALLY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ217>219-101345-
/O.EXB.KSTO.FW.A.0006.140812T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-
SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY
BELOW 1000 FT-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS
COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT-
230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 217...218 AND 219...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 217 SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY
  IN YOLO-SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND
  SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 218 CARQUINEZ
  STRAIT AND DELTA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
  VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT.

* TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ279-101345-
/O.EXT.KSTO.FW.A.0006.140812T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-
230 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
279...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279 EASTERN MENDOCINO NF.

* TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$
7 follow-up statements
898 
WWUS86 KSTO 101110
RFWSTO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
410 AM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY...

.A LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE MOVING INLAND
TUESDAY. THIS TYPE OF WEATHER PATTERN HAS HISTORICALLY BROUGHT
WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INITIALLY FORM OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY LATER TODAY THEN MAY BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS INTERIOR
CALIFORNIA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. MOUNTAIN
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE STILL IS
SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THE LOW.

CAZ213>215-220-221-263-266>269-102330-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0011.140810T1800Z-140813T0000Z/
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-
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-
410 AM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
213...214...221...263...268 AND 269...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 213 EASTERN PORTION OF 
  SHASTA/TRINITY NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214 BURNEY BASIN AND 
  NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN 
  NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN 
  SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 
  FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220 SOUTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 
  3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 221 STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN 
  PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 NORTHERN 
  SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF 
  SHASTA- TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 267 
  NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF 
  NEVADA-YUBA- PLACER-AMADOR AND ELDORADO UNITS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 268 NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND 
  LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-
  GRIZZLY PEAK-BECKWORTH PEAK) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 269 
  NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF 
  THE SIERRA CREST.

* TIMING...11 AM SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY LATER
  TODAY INTO MONDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ216-264-102330-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.A.0007.140812T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN
SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-
LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-
410 AM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 216 AND 264...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216 CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY
  IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW
  1000 FT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-
  SONOMA UNIT.

* TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT
  LIGHTNING POSSIBLE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ217>219-279-102330-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.A.0006.140812T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-
SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY
BELOW 1000 FT-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS
COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-
410 AM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 217...218 AND 219...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 217 SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO 
  VALLEY IN YOLO-SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER 
  AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 218 
  CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 NORTHERN 
  SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES 
  BELOW 1000 FT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279 EASTERN MENDOCINO NF.

* TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$
527 
WWUS86 KSTO 102011
RFWSTO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
111 PM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY...

.A LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE MOVING INLAND TUESDAY. THIS TYPE OF
WEATHER PATTERN HAS HISTORICALLY BROUGHT WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING TO
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIALLY FORM OVER THE
MOUNTAINS TODAY THEN MAY BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS INTERIOR
CALIFORNIA MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY. MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE STILL IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THE LOW WITH THE LATEST
MODEL RUNS SHOWING IT A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH. 

CAZ215-111330-
/O.CAN.KSTO.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140813T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KSTO.FW.A.0006.140812T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW
1000 FT-
111 PM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 215...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR
THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TODAY INTO EARLY MONDAY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED BECAUSE THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO
REMAIN OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN SACRAMENTO 
  VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT.

* TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH 
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ213-214-220-221-263-266>269-111330-
/O.EXT.KSTO.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF-
BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING
NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP-
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-
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-
111 PM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213...214...220...221...
263...266...267...268 AND 269...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 213 EASTERN PORTION OF 
  SHASTA/TRINITY NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214 BURNEY BASIN AND 
  NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN 
  NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220 SOUTHERN 
  MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF 
  CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 STANISLAUS NF 
  WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHEAST 
  EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN 
  UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 
  1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE 
  UNITS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 267 NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 
  3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND 
  ELDORADO UNITS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 268 NORTHERN SIERRA 
  INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE 
  SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK-BECKWORTH PEAK) 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 269 NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE 
  AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY TODAY
  INTO MONDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ216-264-111330-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.A.0007.140812T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN
SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-
LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-
111 PM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
216 AND 264...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216 CENTRAL SACRAMENTO 
  VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE 
  COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 LAKE COUNTY 
  PORTION OF LAKE- NAPA-SONOMA UNIT.

* TIMING...MONDAY LATE AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ217>219-279-111330-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.A.0006.140812T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-
SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY
BELOW 1000 FT-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS
COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-
111 PM PDT SUN AUG 10 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
217...218...219 AND 279...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 217 SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO 
  VALLEY IN YOLO-SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER 
  AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 218 
  CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 NORTHERN 
  SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES 
  BELOW 1000 FT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279 EASTERN MENDOCINO NF.

* TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$
114 
WWUS86 KSTO 111229
RFWSTO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
529 AM PDT MON AUG 11 2014

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
POSSIBLE TODAY INTO TUESDAY...

.A LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY BEFORE MOVING INLAND TUESDAY. THIS TYPE OF WEATHER
PATTERN HAS HISTORICALLY BROUGHT WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING TO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE MOUNTAINS
TODAY THEN MAY BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS INTERIOR CALIFORNIA BY
THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD
DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ213-214-220-221-263-266>269-120030-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF-
BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING
NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP-
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-
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-
529 AM PDT MON AUG 11 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213...214...220...221...
263...266...267...268 AND 269...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 213 EASTERN PORTION OF 
  SHASTA/TRINITY NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214 BURNEY BASIN AND 
  NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN 
  NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220 SOUTHERN 
  MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF 
  CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 STANISLAUS NF 
  WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHEAST 
  EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN 
  UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 
  1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE 
  UNITS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 267 NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 
  3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND 
  ELDORADO UNITS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 268 NORTHERN SIERRA 
  INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE 
  SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK-BECKWORTH PEAK) 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 269 NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE 
  AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST.

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY 
  TODAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES. THUNDERSTORMS
  WILL ALSO COMPLICATE FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS FOR CURRENT WILDFIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ216-264-120030-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.A.0007.140812T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN
SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-
LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-
529 AM PDT MON AUG 11 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 216 AND 264...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216 CENTRAL SACRAMENTO 
  VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE 
  COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 LAKE COUNTY 
  PORTION OF LAKE- NAPA-SONOMA UNIT.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH 
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ215-217>219-279-120030-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.A.0006.140812T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW
1000 FT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-
SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY
BELOW 1000 FT-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS
COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-
529 AM PDT MON AUG 11 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 215...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN SACRAMENTO 
  VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 217 SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-SACRAMENTO 
  FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 
  1000 FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 218 CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN 
  JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 279 EASTERN MENDOCINO NF.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH 
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$
064 
WWUS86 KSTO 111748
RFWSTO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1048 AM PDT MON AUG 11 2014

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
POSSIBLE TODAY INTO TUESDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE MOVING INLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
THIS TYPE OF WEATHER PATTERN HAS HISTORICALLY BROUGHT WIDESPREAD
LIGHTNING TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
FORM OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY THEN MAY BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS
INTERIOR CALIFORNIA BY THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY.
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD DECREASE BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

CAZ216-264-121300-
/O.UPG.KSTO.FW.A.0007.140812T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KSTO.FW.W.0011.140812T0400Z-140812T1800Z/
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN
SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-
LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-
1048 AM PDT MON AUG 11 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 216 AND 264...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216 CENTRAL SACRAMENTO 
  VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE 
  COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 LAKE COUNTY 
  PORTION OF LAKE- NAPA-SONOMA UNIT.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. BEST CHANCE OF
  THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY MORNING. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH 
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON
EXISTING DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ215-217>219-279-121300-
/O.UPG.KSTO.FW.A.0006.140812T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KSTO.FW.W.0011.140812T0400Z-140812T1800Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW
1000 FT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-
SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY
BELOW 1000 FT-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS
COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-
1048 AM PDT MON AUG 11 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215...217...
218...219 AND 279...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN SACRAMENTO 
  VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 217 SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-SACRAMENTO 
  FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 
  1000 FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 218 CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN 
  JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 279 EASTERN MENDOCINO NF.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. BEST CHANCE OF
  THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY MORNING. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH 
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON
EXISTING DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ213-214-220-221-263-266>269-121300-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF-
BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING
NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP-
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-
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-
1048 AM PDT MON AUG 11 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213...214...220...221...
263...266...267...268 AND 269...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 213 EASTERN PORTION OF 
  SHASTA/TRINITY NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214 BURNEY BASIN AND 
  NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN 
  NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220 SOUTHERN 
  MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF 
  CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 STANISLAUS NF 
  WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHEAST 
  EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN 
  UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 
  1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE 
  UNITS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 267 NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 
  3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND 
  ELDORADO UNITS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 268 NORTHERN SIERRA 
  INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE 
  SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK-BECKWORTH PEAK) 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 269 NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE 
  AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. BEST CHANCE FOR
  THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES. THUNDERSTORMS 
  WILL ALSO COMPLICATE FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS FOR CURRENT 
  WILDFIRES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON
EXISTING DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$
926 
WWUS86 KSTO 111911
RFWSTO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1211 PM PDT MON AUG 11 2014

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
POSSIBLE TODAY INTO TUESDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE MOVING INLAND TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. THIS TYPE OF WEATHER PATTERN HAS HISTORICALLY BROUGHT
WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY THEN MAY BECOME
WIDESPREAD ACROSS INTERIOR CALIFORNIA BY THIS EVENING INTO EARLY
TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD DECREASE BY LATE TUESDAY
MORNING.

CAZ215-216-121300-
/O.EXT.KSTO.FW.W.0011.140811T1911Z-140812T1800Z/
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-
1211 PM PDT MON AUG 11 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215...216...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN SACRAMENTO 
  VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 216 CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, 
  YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH 
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON
EXISTING DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

&&

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$$

CAZ213-214-220-221-263-266>269-121300-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
EASTERN PORTION OF SHASTA/TRINITY NF-
BURNEY BASIN AND NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING
NORTHWEST LASSEN NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP-
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-
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-
1211 PM PDT MON AUG 11 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213...214...220...221...
263...266...267...268 AND 269...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 213 EASTERN PORTION OF 
  SHASTA/TRINITY NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214 BURNEY BASIN AND 
  NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN 
  NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220 SOUTHERN 
  MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF 
  CALAVERAS-TUOLUMNE UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 STANISLAUS NF 
  WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHEAST 
  EDGE SHASTA-TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN 
  UNIT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 
  1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE 
  UNITS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 267 NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 
  3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND 
  ELDORADO UNITS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 268 NORTHERN SIERRA 
  INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE 
  SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK-BECKWORTH PEAK) 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 269 NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE 
  AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH 
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES. THUNDERSTORMS 
  WILL ALSO COMPLICATE FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS FOR CURRENT 
  WILDFIRES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON
EXISTING DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

&&

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$$

CAZ217>219-264-279-121300-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0011.140812T0400Z-140812T1800Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO-
SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY
BELOW 1000 FT-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS
COUNTIES BELOW 1000 FT-LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-
SONOMA UNIT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-
1211 PM PDT MON AUG 11 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
217...218...219...264...279...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 217 SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO 
  VALLEY IN YOLO-SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER 
  AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 218 
  CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 NORTHERN 
  SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SAN JOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTIES 
  BELOW 1000 FT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF 
  LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279 EASTERN 
  MENDOCINO NF.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH 
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON
EXISTING DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
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WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$
220 
WWUS86 KSTO 121002
RFWSTO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
302 AM PDT TUE AUG 12 2014

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT
LIGHTNING POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...

.THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FINALLY MOVING INLAND EARLY THIS
MORNING. THIS TYPE OF WEATHER PATTERN HAS HISTORICALLY BROUGHT
WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE
WESTERN SIERRA SLOPES. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD DECREASE BY
LATE MORNING.

CAZ216>220-263-264-279-121115-
/O.CAN.KSTO.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
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-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
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-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA-
TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT-
LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF-
302 AM PDT TUE AUG 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 216...217...218...219...220...263...264 AND 279...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

RECENT MODELS AND RADAR IMAGERY THIS MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES
INLAND INDICATE THAT CONVECTION WILL LIKELY BE ALONG THE SIERRA AND
IN SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. HAVE DROPPED THE RED FLAG FOR AREAS
OUTSIDE OF THIS REGION.

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$$

CAZ213>215-221-266>269-121800-
/O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
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-STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-
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-
302 AM PDT TUE AUG 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213...214...
215...221...266...267...268 AND 269...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 213 EASTERN PORTION OF 
  SHASTA/TRINITY NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214 BURNEY BASIN AND 
  NORTHEAST PLATEAU IN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING NORTHWEST LASSEN 
  NF NORTH OF LASSEN NP...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215 NORTHERN 
  SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 
  FT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA 
  CREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 
  1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE 
  UNITS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 267 NORTHERN MOTHERLODE FROM 1000 TO 
  3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER-AMADOR AND 
  ELDORADO UNITS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 268 NORTHERN SIERRA 
  INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE 
  SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK-BECKWORTH PEAK) 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 269 NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE 
  AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH 
  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES. THUNDERSTORMS 
  WILL ALSO COMPLICATE FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS FOR CURRENT 
  WILDFIRES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON
EXISTING DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
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WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$
520 
WWUS86 KSTO 121524
RFWSTO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
824 AM PDT TUE AUG 12 2014


CAZ213>215-221-266>269-121630-
/O.CAN.KSTO.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140812T1800Z/
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-STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-
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-
824 AM PDT TUE AUG 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 213...214...215...221...266...267...268 AND 269...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

THE PRIMARY THREAT OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS HAS SHIFTED TO THE NORTH
AND EAST. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE MORNING.

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$$

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 9, 9:46 AM PDT, 4 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 9:46 AM PDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
946 AM PDT Sat Aug 9 2014

.Synopsis...
Thunderstorms are possible over the mountains the next several
afternoons, with potentially more widespread thunderstorms Sunday
into Tuesday. Temperatures to remain near to a little below normal
through next week.

&&

.Discussion...
No updates to this morning's package. However, we do foresee
making changes to this afternoon's forecast. The main focus of
today will be the incoming low and its impacts from Sunday through
Tuesday. The 12z model runs of the NAM & GFS are now in and
continue to show instability over the mountains during this
time frame, but both models have shifted the timing of instability
over the NorCal valley. Models are indicating that the low will
nudge inland Sunday, then slightly retrograde westward overnight
into early Monday. Then the center of the low begins to track
inland again by Monday evening with the center of the low directly
over our CWA throughout Tuesday. With this retrograde wobble, it
now appears that the best chance of showers & thunderstorms for valley
locations will be Monday afternoon through Tuesday. We'll be
coordinating with our neighboring offices to finalize timing and
adjust the general forecast and fire weather forecast accordingly.

As for current conditions, mostly clear skies this morning with a
few high clouds over the Northern Sacramento Valley. Temperatures
at 9 am were very similar to what we saw yesterday morning.  JBB

.Previous Discussion...Quiet morning over the area now that the shortwave that
brought some showers to the Sierra Friday evening has passed to
the east. Focus now turns to the upper low now developing over the
eastern Pacific with center currently near 39 north 129 west. All
models forecast this low to move to a position just off the Bay
Area coast by this afternoon then stay nearly stationary through
Monday. For today...models showing some minor instability over the
mountains for some afternoon clouds and a slight threat of showers
or thunderstorms. Elsewhere...fair to partly cloudy skies are
expected today with daytime highs near normal. Upper low will push
a little closer to the coast on Sunday and will begin having
larger impacts on North State weather. Higher elevation MU cape
and modified total totals show enough instability for a good
threat of thunderstorms over most mountain areas Sunday afternoon
and evening. Precipitable water progs show about .8 inches over
the Sierra Cascades and Shasta county mountains where instability
is greatest so there is a good threat of thunderstorms there with
enough instability over the north Sacramento valley that the a
drift of thunderstorms into the lower elevations is not out of the
question. Main threat of scattered thunderstorms remains over the
mountains on Sunday so Fire Weather Watch now in place has been
restricted to the higher elevations for Sunday. Overall airmass
cools slightly on Sunday but not much and most locations will only
see a slight cooling if any from Saturday. Upper low remains in
place on Monday pivoting shortwaves northward over the north
state. As a result...shower and thunderstorm threat becomes more
widespread. Highest instability is north and east of the low
center and mainly north of a line from Tahoe to the central
Sacramento valley to Northern Lake county. With this being the
primary area of instability...the fire weather watch for scattered
thunderstorms expands Monday to cover the northern and central
Sacramento valley and Lake county. The upper low is forecast to
move inland on Tuesday shifting main thunderstorm threat to the
Sierra Cascade range. Cooler airmass associated with the low will
bring a slight cooling most areas with clearing skies expected by
late in the day.

.Extended Discussion (Wednesday through Saturday)

Mid range models now coming more in line with idea of pushing the
upper ridge over the eastern Pacific inland over the west coast for
more stable and drier conditions and a slight warming trend. Skies
are expected to remain mainly fair through the extended period. Despite
warming trend...daytime highs are only expected to climb to near
normal by next weekend.

&&

.Aviation...

Mainly VFR conditions expected the next 24 hours across interior
Northern California. Isolated showers possible over the Sierra
crest, Lassen Park area, and Coastal Range mainly between 21-03Z this
afternoon/eve. Smoke/haze may again bring local MVFR conditions
near wildfires. Light winds will continue except SW 15-25 kts near
the Delta.

&&

.STO Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
fire weather watch from sunday morning through monday evening
burney basin / eastern shasta county...mountains southwestern
shasta county to northern lake county...shasta lake area /
northern shasta county...west slope northern sierra nevada...
western plumas county/lassen park.

fire weather watch from sunday evening through monday afternoon
central sacramento valley...clear lake/southern lake county...
motherlode...northeast foothills/sacramento valley...northern
sacramento valley.

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Sacramento, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.