FRAZIER PARK, CA (Monday, Jan. 13 at 8:45 p.m.)–The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the Kern County Mountains in advance of high winds and low humidity conditions.
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URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 10 PM
PST WEDNESDAY FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS…

* AFFECTED AREA…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 295 KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 2000 FEET. LOCATIONS INCLUDE PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB…FRAZIER
PARK…LEBEC…BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS…TEHACHAPI…WALKER
BASIN…SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST INCLUDING THE PIUTES.

* WINDS…NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING…STARTING AT AROUND 8 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT FOR 8 TO 10 HOURS.

* TEMPERATURES…RELATIVELY WARM WITH MAX VALUES REACHING INTO THE
LOWER TO MID 60S.

* IMPACTS…IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD
AND EXTREME BEHAVIOR WITH THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

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. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED
FLAG WARNING.

This is part of the January 10, 2014 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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