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WWUS86 KMTR 280546
RFWMTR
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1046 PM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY
DUE TO LIGHTNING FOR SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN SALINAS
VALLEY/ARROYO SECO AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO, SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/HOLLISTER VALLEY
AND CARMEL VALLEY, NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY, AND SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY
AND BIG SUR COAST...
....THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST
CONTINUES TO INCREASE FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
CAZ512-516-517-528>530-281500-
/O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0002.260828T1200Z-260828T2200Z/
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/ARROYO SECO AND LAKE
SAN ANTONIO-SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/HOLLISTER VALLEY AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1046 PM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY
* AFFECTED AREA...THE SALINAS AND CARMEL VALLEYS AND HOLLISTER AREA,
MONTEREY BAY AND THE BIG SUR COAST, THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, AND
INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY AND THE SANTA LUCIA RANGE.
* TIMING...FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY.
* THUNDERSTORMS...LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH LITTLE PRECIPITATION AND
GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK FOR POWER OUTAGES.
LIGHTNING STRIKES MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. ERRATIC OUTFLOW
WINDS WILL RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD FOR BOTH NEW AND EXISTING
FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE RESPONDING AGENCIES OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS
FIRE WEATHER ALERT.
NEVER LEAVE BURNING DEBRIS OR CAMP FIRES UNATTENDED; EXTINGUISH THEM
COMPLETELY. AVOID USING EQUIPMENT OR MACHINERY THAT COULD CREATE A
SPARK. SECURE TOW CHAINS TO AVOID DRAGGING AND SUBSEQUENT SPARKS.
NEVER TOSS CIGARETTE BUTTS OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE'S WINDOW. REMEMBER,
ONE LESS SPARK, ONE LESS FLAME.
FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN! WHERE WILL YOU GO? HOW
WILL YOU GET THERE? DO YOU HAVE YOUR GO KIT READY TO GO? WHO WILL YOU
CALL TO LET OTHERS KNOW YOU ARE SAFE? VISIT READY.GOV/PLAN FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
JM
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