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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1048 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
CAZ298-299-180700-
/O.EXP.KHNX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260518T0600Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1048 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE MOJAVE
DESERT AND SLOPES IN EASTERN KERN COUNTY......
WINDS HAVE DECREASED, SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM.
CAZ579-580-181400-
/O.CON.KHNX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260519T0300Z/
WEST SIDE HILLS-SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1048 PM 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.
* HUMIDITY...15% OR LESS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* 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.
BSO
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