Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for enhanced wildfire danger have been issued by the National Weather Service for areas in California, Arizona, and New Mexico.
The Red Flag Warning for southern California from Friday morning through Sunday includes the counties of Orange, southwestern San Bernardino, western Riverside, and San Diego. Winds are expected to be northeast at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 60 mph with isolated gusts to 75 mph, along with single-digit relative humidities.
The Red Flag Warning map was current as of 1:30 p.m. MDT on Friday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data, visit this NWS site.
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for enhanced wildfire danger have been issued by the National Weather Service for areas in California, Arizona, Kansas, and New Mexico. Click the map above to see a larger version.
In light of the Red Flag Warnings, the diminished number of firefighters even before the partial shutdown is something to keep an eye on. According to Leo Kay, the Director of Communication for the U.S. Forest Service, “80 to 90 percent of the agency’s firefighting resources are available” in the wake of the decision by the dysfunctional Congress to shut down much of the government. We asked if those resources are currently working, as opposed to being furloughed but on 2-hour call like some National Park Service firefighters, and he said yes, explaining that they are “excepted employees” during the shutdown.
Firefighters that are still working are telling us that they are not being paid and there is no way to accurately predict WHEN they will receive a pay check.
The Red Flag Warning for the San Bernardino area of southern California predicts a “moderate strength” Santa Ana wind for late Thursday night through Sunday, with northeast to east winds sustained at 25 to 40 mph with local gusts as high as 65 mph through and below canyons and passes. The winds will peak Friday night and Saturday.
The Red Flag Warning map was current as of 7:30 a.m. MDT on Thursday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data, visit this NWS site.
Apparently the National Weather Service forecasters who designate Red Flag Warning areas have not been furloughed like many federal firefighters were.
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for enhanced wildfire danger have been issued by the National Weather Service for areas in California, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. Click the map above to see a larger version.
The Red Flag Warning map was current as of 10:28 a.m. MDT on Wednesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data, visit this NWS site.
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for enhanced wildfire danger have been issued by the National Weather Service for areas in Idaho, California, Washington, Montana and Oregon. Click the map above to see a larger version.
The Red Flag Warning map was current as of 9 a.m. MDT on Thursday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data, visit this NWS site.
The map below shows the distribution of wildfire smoke in the United States at 9:40 a.m. MDT August 22, 2013.
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for enhanced wildfire danger have been issued by the National Weather Service for areas in Idaho, California, and Oregon.
The Red Flag Warning map above was current as of 7:20 a.m. MDT on Tuesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data, visit this NWS site.
The maps below shows the distribution of wildfire smoke in the United States at 5:20 a.m. MDT August 20, 2013.
Wildfire smoke, at 5:20 a.m. MDT, August 20, 2013Wildfire smoke, dense levels only, at 5:20 a.m. MDT, August 20, 2013
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for enhanced wildfire danger have been issued by the National Weather Service for areas in Idaho, Montana, California, and Oregon. Dry lightning is in the forecast on Monday for northern California.
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The Red Flag Warning map above was current as of 9:40 a.m. MDT on Monday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data, visit this NWS site.
The map below shows the distribution of wildfire smoke in the United States at 11:04 a.m. MDT August 19, 2013.
Wildfire smoke, at 11:04 a.m. MDT, August 19, 2013
Below is the map of the northwest U.S. from Sunday, showing only dense smoke.
Wildfire smoke, August 18, 2013, showing only the dense smoke.
