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...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.STRONG GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WINDS COMBINED WITH EXTREMELY LOW
HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS SUNDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY. THIS WIND EVENT LOOKS TO
BE THE STRONGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR SO FAR. THE WINDS WILL BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN WEAKENED TREES IN FORESTED AREAS AND POWER
LINES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THIS
MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO
PREVENT NEW FIRE STARTS. PRACTICE FIRE WEATHER SAFETY.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM
PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 216, 217, 219, 266, AND 268...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 216...217...219....266 AND
268.

* WIND...FOR THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS, WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND
SOUTHEASTERN SHASTA COUNTY: NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING
ON SUNDAY FOR THE VALLEY, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. NORTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY
STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH
FAVORED GAPS AND CANYONS DURING THE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS.
WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY, BUT
EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS.

FOR THE VALLEY, NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON
SUNDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH, MAINLY ON
THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON
MONDAY, BUT EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM DAYTIME HUMIDITY OF 8 TO 15 PERCENT SUNDAY,
AND 3 TO 12 PERCENT MONDAY. MAXIMUM OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
GENERALLY BETWEEN 15 AND 40 PERCENT, LOCALLY LOWER.

* 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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