URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
1028 AM PDT Wed Jul 5 2017
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...
.ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK
NORTH TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW.
CAZ296-297-060130-
/O.CON.KHNX.FW.W.0001.170705T2000Z-170706T0600Z/
Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to Kings Canyon National Park-
Tulare County Mountains-
1028 AM PDT Wed Jul 5 2017
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 296
AND 297...
* AFFECTED AREA...Southern Sierra Nevada from Sequoia National
Park North to Yosemite National Park.
*THUNDERSTORMS...Isolate to scattered thunderstorms are expected
to develop this afternoon. Storms will provide little rainfall.
* WIND...Winds will be gusty and erratic wherever thunderstorms
do develop.
* 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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