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--A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED IN SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL OREGON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND POOR OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY—

--A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED IN THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS, AND THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO NATIONAL FORESTS  FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY--

High pressure over Oregon and Washington will bring sunny skies with scattered showers and isolated wet thunderstorms along the Idaho-Washington border.  High temperatures will be in the 70’s to 80’s.  Winds are expected out of the northwest at 5-15 mph, gusting to 35 mph in southwestern Oregon.

Arizona and New Mexico can expect mostly sunny skies.  High temperatures will be in the 90’s to 110 at the lower elevations and 70’s to 80’s in the mountains.  Winds will be south to west from 10-20 mph and gusty.

55 posted on 08/28/2002 5:54:37 AM PDT by madfly
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To: Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; Carry_Okie

Southern California   http://www.fire.r5.fs.fed.us/sops.htm 

The McNally Fire, 9 miles north of Kernville, is in the Sequoia and Inyo National Forests.  Crews are constructing direct attack firelines on the northeast and west flanks.  Jordan Hot Springs Resort and residents of Monache Meadows have been evacuated.  Twenty-three residences and seven commercial structures remain threatened.

The Bobcat Fire has been contained.

Incident Name

State

*Lead Agency

Size (acres)

Percent Contained

Estimate of Containment

Personnel

Structures

Lost

 McNally

CA

FS

150,420

93

8/29

1,400

14

 Bobcat

CA

FS

765

100

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121

0


56 posted on 08/28/2002 5:56:55 AM PDT by madfly
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To: madfly
Thanks for the weather warning post.

Which weather service is sending out this Red Flag Warning for SW Oregon?

Do you have the link?

Thanks!
60 posted on 08/28/2002 7:09:36 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
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