Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this red flag warning at Sep 24, 2016, 5:10 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 24, 2016, 9:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 21 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 24, 2016, 5:10 AM PDT (12:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 24, 2016, 9:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2016, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
The text
As transmitted.
049 WWUS86 KMTR 241210 RFWMTR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 510 AM PDT SAT SEP 24 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS IN THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ALONG WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND AND RESULT IN HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS BY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS IN NORTHERN SONOMA COUNTY AND NORTHERN NAPA COUNTY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. CAZ507-242200- /O.NEW.KMTR.FW.W.0003.160925T0400Z-160925T2200Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 510 AM PDT SAT SEP 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 507... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 507...THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ABOVE 1500 FEET IN NORTHERN SONOMA COUNTY AND NORTHERN NAPA COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS REMAINING STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN SLOWLY DIMINISHING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO 15 TO 25% SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE RECOVERY EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET ON SATURDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY VALUES FORECAST TO DROP TO AS LOW AS 10% ON SUNDAY. * 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. && $$ DYKEMA
3 follow-up statements
148 WWUS86 KMTR 242053 RFWMTR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 153 PM PDT SAT SEP 24 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS IN THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ALONG WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEKEND AND RESULT IN HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS BY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS ON TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS IN NORTHERN SONOMA COUNTY AND NORTHERN NAPA COUNTIES. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. CAZ507-251215- /O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0003.160925T0400Z-160925T2200Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 153 PM PDT SAT SEP 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 507... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 507...THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ABOVE 1500 FEET IN NORTHERN SONOMA COUNTY AND NORTHERN NAPA COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS REMAINING STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN SLOWLY DIMINISHING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO 15 TO 25% THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE RECOVERY EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET ON SATURDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY VALUES FORECAST TO DROP TO AS LOW AS 10% ON SUNDAY. * 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. && $$
941 WWUS86 KMTR 251145 RFWMTR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 445 AM PDT SUN SEP 25 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS IN THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING ALONG WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY AND RESULT IN HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS IN NORTHERN SONOMA COUNTY AND NORTHERN NAPA COUNTY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WITH ONLY MODEST COOLING EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT COOLING WILL OCCUR BY WEDNESDAY. CAZ507-252200- /O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160925T2200Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 445 AM PDT SUN SEP 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 507... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 507...THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ABOVE 1500 FEET. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 TO 30% THIS MORNING DROPPING AS LOW AS THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY. * 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. && $$
705 WWUS86 KMTR 252146 RFWMTR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 246 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS IN THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS 6PM THIS EVENING ALONG WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY AND RESULT IN HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS THROUGH 6PM THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS IN NORTHERN SONOMA COUNTY AND NORTHERN NAPA COUNTY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WITH ONLY MODEST COOLING EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT COOLING WILL OCCUR BY WEDNESDAY. CAZ507-260100- /O.EXT.KMTR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160926T0100Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 246 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 507... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 507...THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ABOVE 1500 FEET. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 TO 30% THIS MORNING DROPPING AS LOW AS THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.