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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
1149 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL COAST...

.Hot and dry conditions during the day coupled with little to no
relief at night will persist through at least Thursday. Pulses of
offshore flow (north to northeast winds) will occur both day and
night as well. Additionally, fuel moistures remain critically
low. As result, Red Flag conditions will be develop across
portions of the Central Coast early Wednesday lasting through at
least Thursday evening.

CAZ516-517-020600-
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Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
1149 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT
THURSDAY FOR CRITICALLY DRY FUELS, LOW HUMIDITY, BREEZY WINDS FOR
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...

The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a Red
Flag Warning for winds, critically dry fuels, and low relative
humidities, which is in effect from 3 AM Wednesday to 8 PM PDT
Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 516 Southern Salinas
  Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio and Fire Weather Zone
  517 Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest.

* TIMING...3 AM Wednesday until 8 PM Thursday.

* WINDS...North to northeast 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as upper single digits during the day
  and less than 30 percent at night.

* LIGHTNING...None.

* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can
  cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity. Outdoor
  burning is not recommended and follow local burn bans.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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CAZ518-020600-
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Mountains of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County
including Pinnacles National Park-
1149 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT
THURSDAY FOR CRITICALLY DRY FUELS, LOW HUMIDITY, BREEZY WINDS FOR
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY...

The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a Red
Flag Warning for winds, critically dry fuels, and low relative
humidities, which is in effect from 3 AM Wednesday to 8 PM PDT
Thursday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 518 Mountains of San Benito
  County And Interior Monterey County including Pinnacles
  National Park.

* TIMING...3 AM Wednesday until 8 PM Thursday.

* WINDS...North 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as upper single digits during the day
  and less than 30 percent at night.

* LIGHTNING...None.

* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can
  cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity. Outdoor
  burning is not recommended and follow local burn bans.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

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