Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - San Joaquin Valley, CA
Areas Affected: Indian Wells Valley; Kern County Desert; Lake Isabella
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 7:15pm PDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 7:15pm PDT
Alert Expires: Friday 5:00am PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 9:00am PDT
Event Ends: Saturday 11:00pm PDT
Issued by: NWS Hanford CA
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN KERN COUNTY AND SOUTHER PORTION OF TULARE COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone Indian Wells Valley. Fire weather zone Kern County Desert. Fire weather zone Lake Isabella. * WIND...50 TO 60 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF GUSTS EXCEEDING 55 MPH ON FRIDAY IN EASTERN KERN COUNTY. 70 TO 80 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF GUSTS EXCEEDING 55 MPH ON SATURDAY IN EASTERN KERN COUNTY. 70 TO 80 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF GUSTS EXCEEDING 30 MPH AT LAKE ISABELLA. * HUMIDITY...EASTERN KERN COUNTY MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 12-20 PERCENT. LAKE ISABELLA MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 25-35 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...NO THUNDERSTORM THREAT * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.622aa925f7f6a034bca7d49da92f78e87dc65d73.001.1 Codes: CAZ298, CAZ299, CAZ595 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.622aa925f7f6a034bca7d49da92f78e87dc65d73.001.1