URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
148 PM PDT Tue Oct 22 2019
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
.A weather system digging into the Great Basin region will create
gusty north to east winds over portions of interior Northern
California Wednesday and Thursday. Daytime minimum relative
humidity values will be very low along with extremely poor
overnight recoveries Wednesday night. These will lead to critical
fire weather conditions for the northern Coastal Range and
foothills, the Sacramento Valley, portions of the northern San
Joaquin Valley, and the Northern Sierra Nevada and foothills
below 7000 feet.
CAZ213-215>219-221-263-264-266>269-279-231200-
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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-Carquinez Strait and Delta-
Northern San Joaquin Valley in San Joaquin and Stanislaus
Counties Below 1000 ft-Stanislaus NF West of the Sierra Crest-
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 Motherlode From 1000 to 3000 Ft. Includes portions of
Nevada-Yuba-Placer-Amador and ElDorado 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)-
Northern Sierra Including the Tahoe and ElDorado NF/S West of the
Sierra Crest-Eastern Mendocino NF-
148 PM PDT Tue Oct 22 2019
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PDT
THURSDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTH WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 263, 264, 266, 267, 268,
269, AND 279...
The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 8 AM Wednesday to 4 PM PDT
Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA...The northern Coastal Range and foothills, the
Sacramento Valley, portions of the northern San Joaquin Valley,
and the Northern Sierra Nevada and foothills below 7000 feet.
* WIND...North to northeast wind 15 to 30 mph with gusts 35 to 45
mph, locally higher in canyons and exposed ridges.
* HUMIDITY...Daytime minimum humidities mainly in the teens
with poor overnight recoveries from the teens to 30 percent
Wednesday night.
* 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.