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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1020 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026
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CENTRAL SIERRA-NORTH KINGS RIVER-SEQUOIA KINGS-LAKE ISABELLA-
TEHACHAPI AREA-FORT TEJON-
1020 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE
4,000 FEET OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 592 CENTRAL SIERRA.FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 593 NORTH KINGS RIVER.FIRE WEATHER ZONE 594
SEQUOIA KINGS.FIRE WEATHER ZONE 595 LAKE ISABELLA.
* WIND...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED. A 70 TO 90 PERCENT
PROBABILITY OF GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. A 40 TO 60
PERCENT PROBABILITY OF GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ON FRIDAY.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 15-25 PERCENT
BOTH DAYS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...NO THUNDERSTORM THREAT.
* HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4,000 UP TO
THE CREST OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.
* 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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