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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/22/2014 10:12 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 01/22/2014 10:12 AM
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Fire Weather Watch in Effect
Sacramento, CA...The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch. Sigh...The details are enclosed....
Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
343 AM PST WED JAN 22 2014
...GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY LATE THIS EVENING INTO
EARLY FRIDAY...
.WINDS WILL INCREASE STARTING LATE THIS EVENING AS A WEAK AND DRY
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS
COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HIGH FIRE DANGER
TO THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA AND FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY SOUTHWARD TO THE MOUNTAINS OF LAKE
COUNTY.
CAZ221-230030-
/O.EXA.KSTO.FW.A.0001.140123T0800Z-140124T1500Z/
STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-
343 AM PST WED JAN 22 2014
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING FOR GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 221...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 STANISLAUS NF WEST OF
THE SIERRA CREST.
* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...STARTING LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ALONG WITH DRY FUELS
WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE ANY NEW
IGNITIONS COULD SEE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.
* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS
* 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
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PST WED JAN 22 2014
CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-231500-
SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-MOTHERLODE-
EAST FOOTHILLS/NORTH SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
700 AM PST WED JAN 22 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
BREEZY NORTH TO EAST WIND DEVELOPS TODAY INTO THURSDAY AND PERSISTS
INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH ALREADY LOW HUMIDITIES AND
DRY FUELS WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER, ESPECIALLY IN THE COASTAL
RANGE AND SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS AND WEST SLOPES.
* FIRE WEATHER WATCH.........SEE WWUS86 KSTO - RFWSTO FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
INCREASED FIRE DANGER THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY THEN LIGHTER WIND WITH
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD.
* FIRE WEATHER WATCH.........SEE WWUS86 KSTO - RFWSTO FOR DETAILS *
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO
INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AT
FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO
$$
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