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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1148 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
CAZ298-299-180300-
/O.CON.KHNX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260518T0600Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1148 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE
MOJAVE DESERT AND SLOPES IN EASTERN KERN COUNTY...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 298 INDIAN WELLS VALLEY.
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 299 KERN COUNTY DESERT.
* WIND...FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE MOJAVE SLOPES WEST WINDS
35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
* HIGHEST THREAT...FAST-MOVING GRASS FIRES.
* 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.
CAZ579-580-180300-
/O.CON.KHNX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260519T0300Z/
WEST SIDE HILLS-SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1148 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY AND WEST SIDE HILLS ALONG THE COASTAL RANGE...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 579 WEST SIDE HILLS ON THE
COASTAL RANGE. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 580 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.
* WIND...GUSTING TO 35 MPH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
* HUMIDITY...20% OR LESS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THEN 15% OR LESS
MONDAY
* HIGHEST THREAT...FAST-MOVING GRASS FIRES
* 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.
MCCOY
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