Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Hanford, CA

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
554 PM PDT SAT JUL 16 2016

.AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY IN THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND DESERT AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF TULARE COUNTY
DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND LOCALLY GUSTY
WINDS.

CAZ295-297>299-170900-
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KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
554 PM PDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 295...297...
298 AND 299...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 295. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 297. 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 298. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 299. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS 
  TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS. 

* HUMIDITY...6 TO 10 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE 
  EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA. THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
  WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 8 AM PDT SUNDAY AND 6 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* HIGHEST THREAT...SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND 
  LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

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RFWHNX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
150 AM PDT SUN JUL 17 2016

.AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TODAY IN THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND DESERT AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF TULARE COUNTY
DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND LOCALLY GUSTY
WINDS.

CAZ295-297>299-171800-
/O.CON.KHNX.FW.W.0003.160717T1200Z-160718T0400Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
150 AM PDT SUN JUL 17 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 295...297...298 AND 299...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 295. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 297. 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 298. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 299. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS 
  TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS.

* HUMIDITY...6 TO 10 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
  IN THE WATCH AREA. THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR
  BETWEEN 8 AM PDT TODAY AND 6 PM PDT TODAY.

* HIGHEST THREAT...SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND 
  LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

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086 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1034 AM PDT SUN JUL 17 2016

.ELEVATED FIRE DANGER EXPECTED TODAY IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
AND DESERT AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF TULARE COUNTY DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS.

CAZ295-297>299-180400-
/O.CON.KHNX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160718T0400Z/
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1034 AM PDT SUN JUL 17 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 295...297...
298 AND 299...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 295. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 297. 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 298. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 299. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS 
  TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS.

* HUMIDITY...6 TO 10 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
  IN THE WARNED AREA. THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR
  THROUGH 6 PM PDT TODAY.

* HIGHEST THREAT...SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND 
  LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA
300 AM PDT SAT JUL 16 2016

.SYNOPSIS...Dry weather will continue over the central California
interior through the middle of next week. Temperatures will cool
to near normal by Sunday and to slightly below normal by Monday
then recover to close to seasonable levels through the middle of
next week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...Upper trough moving through the PAC NW is producing
a strengthening onshore flow over central CA which will provide
for a cooling trend to take place across our area today most
noticeably across the San Joaquin Valley where temepratures are
expected to be 3-5 deg F cooler today than on Friday at most
locations due to the inland intrusion of marine cooled air at the
lower levels.

As the trough to our north moves eastward, and upper low will
drop southward off the PAC NW coast on Sunday and remain quasi-
stationary through the early part of next week. This will result
in lowering heights and thicknesses across our area as well as
increased onshore flow on Sunday and Monday which will provide
our area with a continued cooling trend with daytime temepratures
lowering to near seasonal normals by Sunday and to slightly below
normal by Monday. Another impact this system will have is that it
will provide for locally gusty winds over the west side of the San
Joaquin Valley and the Kern County mountains and deserts. The
increased winds will result in increased fire danger for the Kern
County Mountains and deserts as well as over the southeastern
Tulare County mountains where humidities are forecasted to remain
in the single digits for much of the day on Sunday. A Fire Weather
Watch remains in effect for these areas on Sunday as a result. The
fire danger is expected to lessen on Sunday night as a result of
better overnight humidity recoveries.

The medium range models are in good agreement with building the
upper ridge over the south central CONUS westward into CA from
Tuesday through the end of next week which will result in a slow
diurnal warming trend each day through the period. A weak baggy
trough is expected to remain off the PAC NW coast for much of next
week which will keep enough of an onshore flow over Central CA to
keep any tropcial monsoonal moisture to the east of our area
resulting in continued dry conditions for our area for at least
the next 7 days.

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.AVIATION...VFR conditions can be expected throughout the central
CA interior during the next 24 hours.

&&

.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...On Saturday July 16 2016... Unhealthy for
sensitive groups in Fresno... Kern... Kings... Madera and Tulare
Counties and Sequoia National Park and Forest. Further information
is available at Valleyair.org

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.CERTAINTY...

The level of certainty for days 1 and 2 is high.
The level of certainty for days 3 through 7 is high.

Certainty levels include low...medium...and high. Please visit
www.weather.gov/hnx/certainty.php for additional information
an/or to provide feedback.

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.HNX Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
Fire Weather Watch from late tonight through Sunday evening
CAZ295-297>299.

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