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Friday, June 11, 2010

Fire Weather Warning in Effect

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGHSUNDAY MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST BAY HILLS....HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WITH LOW PRESSURE ALONG
THE COAST WILL RESULT IN A DEVELOPING OFFSHORE FLOW BY TONIGHTWHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILLPRODUCE GUSTY WINDS WITH WARMING AND DRYING CONDITIONS.CAZ511-120100-/O.CON.KMTR.FW.A.0001.100612T0900Z-100613T1400Z/
EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-534 AM PDT FRI JUN 11 2010...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGHSUNDAY MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST BAYHILLS...
* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 511 EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE...INCLUDING THE SANTA CLARA UNIT.* TIMING: GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.* WIND: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH.* HUMIDITY: DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 PERCENT AND NIGHTTIME HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 PERCENT.* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 1000 TO 2000 FEET WHERE FUELS ARE DRIEST.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS

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