KSTO3006075719 KSTO@nwws.oes.ca.gov 2012-08-03T15:05:02-07:00 Actual Alert Public WWUS86 KSTO 032204 RFWSTO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE KSTO.FW.W.0004 Fire Future Severe Possible 2012-08-05T05:00:00-07:00 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE FORMING OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING A SHIFT IN THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL BRING MONSOON MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MOUNTAIN AND EVEN VALLEY THUNDERSTORMS. INITIALLY... SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD CONTAIN LITTLE RAINFALL. DRY THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA...SOUTHERN CASCADES AND COASTAL MOUNTAINS. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 269... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 269 NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST. * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED HIGH BASED STORMS WITH LIMITED PRECIPITATION OUTSIDE OF THE HEAVIER RAIN CORES. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 50 MPH DOWNDRAFTS POSSIBLE IN VICINITY OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && * IMPACTS...SCATTERED LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH DRY FUELS AND LITTLE RAIN RAISE THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT FIRE DANGER. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. P-VTEC /O.NEW.KSTO.FW.W.0004.120804T2100Z-120805T1200Z/ route ncsnorth.oes.ca.gov;capserverNorth STANISLAUS NF WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST-NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NF/S WEST OF THESIERRA CREST- 41.1751,-122.47001 41.183886,-121.331791 40.445367,-121.327826 40.446536,-121.061417 40.256418,-121.061495 40.191931,-120.928582 39.79952,-120.702835 39.668987,-120.662674 39.68907,-120.60243 39.68907,-120.60243 39.598705,-120.46187 39.41797,-120.361465 39.177,-120.24097 38.84565,-120.140564 38.785404,-120.01004 38.65488,-119.9498 38.433983,-119.65861 38.198858,-119.612671 38.082554,-119.72889 38.022312,-119.8795 37.881744,-119.81926 37.881744,-119.81926 37.755025,-119.807809 37.828808,-120.079508 37.726253,-120.34448 37.653668,-120.312572 37.683559,-120.391931 37.633264,-120.38667 37.399266,-120.98339 37.345682,-120.963223 37.157674,-121.225804 37.150135,-121.399019 37.380672,-121.409075 37.482829,-121.471198 37.8215,-121.53623 38.091967,-121.581295 38.07326,-122.337454 38.1428,-122.35900 38.155017,-122.19538 38.315713,-122.205982 38.315912,-122.064779 38.50427,-122.0985 38.839932,-122.287999 38.819245,-122.345056 38.702203,-122.46389 38.674957,-122.61058 38.85014,-122.821592 39.071994,-123.093013 39.279905,-123.019616 39.50354,-123.063183 39.565141,-122.88579 39.968131,-122.934013 40.232574,-122.975129 40.321636,-123.04233 40.361797,-123.03229 40.575337,-122.693077 40.673065,-122.74111 41.133346,-122.44599 41.1751,-122.47001 UGC CAZ221-269-041315-