...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WIND COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY
FUELS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BREEZY WINDS WILL BEGIN PICKING BACK UP
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BECOME GUSTY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT NEW FIRE STARTS.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213, 215, 216,
217, 263, 266, 268, 269, AND 279...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213, 215, 216, 217, 263, 266,
268, 269, AND 279.

* WIND...NORTH TO EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH,THROUGH THIS MORNING. STRONGER WIND TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WITH NORTH TO EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH
GUSTING TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE OVER
RIDGES AND THROUGH FAVORED GAPS AND CANYONS DURING THE NIGHT
AND MORNING HOURS.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM DAYTIME HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT.
MAXIMUM OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY GENERALLY BETWEEN 30 AND 50
PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WIND, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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