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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Sacramento, CA

June 24, 2016

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.