[PHX-Skywarn] PHXNPWPSR.20030319 - "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION"

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THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
926 AM MST  (826 AM PST) WED MAR 19 2003

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1000 AM MST (900 AM PST) UNTIL 800
PM MST (700 PM PST) TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND LOWER COLORADO
RIVER INCLUDING...EASTERN RIVERSIDE AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES IN
CALIFORNIA...AND ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...

AZZ020-025-CAZ031>033-200300-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHE...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...
GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...SALTON SEA...DESERT CENTER...EHRENBERG...
PARKER...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...YUMA
926 AM MST (826 AM PST) WED MAR 19 2003

FIRE WEATHER ZONES INCLUDED CAZ231...CA233...CA232... AND AZ131.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WEST COAST...COMBINED WITH A STRONG
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL UNITED STATES...WILL
RESULT IN WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED...WITH
AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE UP A FEW DEGREES FROM YESTERDAY...AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
SHARPLY DECREASE FOR AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS. FUEL
MOISTURE ACROSS THE DESERT LOCATIONS WILL ALSO BE LOW TODAY. THUS...A
RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS
AND ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY UNTIL 800 PM MST (700 PM
PST) TONIGHT. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK WILL ALSO HAVE STRONG WINDS
TODAY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. HOWEVER...FUEL MOISTURES WILL BE
HIGH ENOUGH THAT A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOT WARRANTED FOR THAT AREA.
$$
LW



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