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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
453 AM MST WED OCT 28 2009
AZZ131-132-CAZ231-232-290000-
/O.EXT.KPSR.FW.W.0013.091028T1800Z-091029T0000Z/
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132
SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232
IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY-
453 AM MST WED OCT 28 2009 /453 AM PDT WED OCT 28 2009/
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM MST /5 PM PDT/ THIS AFTERNOON...
THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/
THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST /5 PM PDT/ THIS AFTERNOON.
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDY CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED
20-FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL CONTINUE
TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA...INCLUDING THE WESTERN HALF OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132. A DRY
AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING
BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER TODAY AS
WINDS DROP BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
INCREASE DUE TO MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
INIGUEZ
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