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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
520 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2008
..RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES
HOT DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES...POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND LOCALLY
BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS...EAST BAY HILLS
AND DIABLO RANGE...SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS...AND THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...
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NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
520 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2008
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THURSDAY
HOT WEATHER ALONG WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS WEEK AS A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER CALIFORNIA. MINIMUM DAYTIME HUMIDITIES ABOVE
1000 FEET WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES
PROBABLY WILL NOT EXCEED 20 PERCENT IN SOME OF THE DRIEST AREAS.
LOCALLY MODERATE AND GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE LIKELY
AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION.
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
ANDERSON
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