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Monday, August 16, 2010

Fire Warning for Nor Cal, Lightning for Palmdale

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. AFFECTED AREA: MONO...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN NORTH OF MONO LAKE.* WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS IN ALPINE COUNTY WILL REACH 70 MPH TUESDAY EVENING.* HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 20 PERCENT FOR MANY MID SLOPE LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Palmdale region 20% chance of thunderstorms and lightning predicted for Tuesday and Wednesday/potential for storms to have dry lightning in the afternoon with strong outflows.

Zimmerman

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