RED FLAG WARNING

 
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 URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
 237 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012
 
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 ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131                                    
 YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-
 CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231                                 
 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
 237 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 /137 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2012/
 
 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/
 THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH
 TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...
 
 A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/
 THIS AFTERNOON. 
 
 * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND 
   VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ. IN CALIFORNIA...LOWER 
   COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA. 
 
 * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
 
 * TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON WILL
   CONTINUE WHEN HUMIDITY VALUES ARE LOW. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY
   DIMINISH AFTER 7 PM PST /8 PM MST.
 
 * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
 
 * IMPACTS...FUELS ARE DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH TO 
   EXTREME. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE 
   HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS 
   FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 
 
 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
 PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE
 FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
 
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