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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Sacramento, CA
NWS Sacramento, CA issued this red flag warning at Jun 24, 2016, 11:59 AM PDT. It took effect at Jun 24, 2016, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 16 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
- Jun 24, 2016, 11:59 AM PDT (18:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 24, 2016, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2016, 2:44 PM PDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sacramento, CA
The text
As transmitted.
049 WWUS86 KSTO 241859 RFWSTO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1159 AM PDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR A PORTION OF INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... .NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND LOWER HUMIDITY OVER THE AFFECTED AREA TODAY. THE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE AREA TONIGHT RESULTING IN POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY, ESPECIALLY MID TO UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES. LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS. GRADUAL HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. CAZ213-215>217-263-264-266-268-279-260100- /O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0002.160625T0600Z-160626T0100Z/ 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- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT- LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 1159 AM PDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND LOCALLY BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213...215... 216...217...263...264...266...268 AND 279... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 217. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 268. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * HUMIDITY...POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY FROM 20-30 PERCENT OVER UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES TONIGHT...AND LOW HUMIDITY FROM 8-14 PERCENT SATURDAY. * WIND...NORTHERLY WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * HIGHEST THREAT AREA...MID TO UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES BELOW 4500 FEET IN SHASTA, TEHAMA, GLENN, AND PORTIONS OF LAKE AND BUTTE COUNTIES, AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. * IMPACTS...EASIER FIRE STARTS AND RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE DUE TO DRY FUELS AND DRY NORTHERLY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF 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 $$
2 follow-up statements
784 WWUS86 KSTO 251107 RFWSTO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 407 AM PDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR A PORTION OF INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... .BREEZY NORTH TO EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AFFECTED AREA TODAY RESULTING IN ANOTHER DAY OF VERY LOW HUMIDITY. MINIMUM RH VALUES IN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY WILL LIKELY DROP TO SINGLE DIGITS. THE WINDS WILL LIKELY DROP DOWN THIS EVENING BUT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY POOR. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN ON THE DRY SIDE. CAZ213-215>217-263-264-266-268-279-260100- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160626T0100Z/ 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- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT- LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 407 AM PDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR BREEZY NORTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213...215...216... 217...263...264...266...268 AND 279... * HUMIDITY...MODERATE TO POOR MORNING RECOVERY FROM 30 TO 50 PERCENT WITH LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON FROM 8-15 PERCENT. * WIND...NORTHERLY WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * HIGHEST THREAT AREA...MID TO UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES BELOW 4500 FEET IN SHASTA... TEHAMA... GLENN... AND PORTIONS OF LAKE AND BUTTE COUNTIES... AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. * IMPACTS...EASIER FIRE STARTS AND RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE DUE TO DRY FUELS AND DRY NORTHERLY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF 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 $$
211 WWUS86 KSTO 252144 RFWSTO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 244 PM PDT SAT JUN 25 2016 CAZ213-215>217-263-264-266-268-279-252245- /O.CAN.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160626T0100Z/ 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- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT- LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE-NAPA-SONOMA UNIT- NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS FROM 1000 TO 3000 FT. INCLUDES PORTIONS OF SHASTA-TRINITY AND BUTTE UNITS- NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING LASSEN NP AND PLUMAS AND LASSEN NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST (WEST OF EVANS PEAK-GRIZZLY PEAK- BECKWORTH PEAK)-EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 244 PM PDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213...215...216...217...263...264...266...268 AND 279... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO $$ JCLAPP
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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.