RED FLAG WARNING

 
 WWUS85 KPSR 112141
 RFWPSR
 
 FIRE WEATHER WATCH
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
 241 PM MST SUN MAY 11 2008
 
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 ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131                                    
 YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-
 CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 230                                 
 JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
 CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231                                 
 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
 CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 232                                 
 IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY-
 241 PM MST SUN MAY 11 2008 /241 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 2008/
 
 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
 THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE LOWER
 COLORADO RIVER VALLEY DUE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
 HUMIDITY...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...
 
 A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
 THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING JOSHUA
 TREE NATIONAL PARK...AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. SOUTHWEST
 WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATER
 MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM
 THE NORTHWEST. DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO RESIDE OVER THE AREA...WITH
 MINIMUM HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT IN MOST LOCATIONS. THE
 COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER MAY
 CREATE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
 
 PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE
 FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
 
 

 JR
 
 
 
 

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