NWS Alert Information - Fire Weather Watch

Interactive NWS Alert Information

Event Extended (both Time And Area) for Santa Cruz County and 95033

Fire Weather Watch valid from Sep 10 12:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT

Sent to SMS at Sep 9 6:57 PM PDT

 

 

Radar Time: Sep 9 2011 8:45 PM PDT

CAZ512-529-530-101300-
/O.EXB.KMTR.FW.A.0001.110910T0700Z-110911T0000Z/
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
657 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING FOR THE
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS...MONTEREY BAY COASTAL AREAS AND THE BIG SUR
COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS...MONTEREY BAY COASTAL
  AREAS...THE BIG SUR COAST.

* DRY LIGHTNING...INITIALLY ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY WITH 
  BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRANSITION TO WET AS THE 
  ATMOSPHERE MOISTENS.

* THUNDERSTORMS...COVERAGE WILL BE ISOLATED WITH SOME AREAS 
  NOT SEEING ANY ACTIVITY AT ALL. 

* IMPACTS...FUELS ARE DRY...PARTICULARLY IN THE HILLS.
  THEREFORE...LIGHTNING STRIKES FROM ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
  THE POTENTIAL TO IGNITE FIRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

National Weather Service Forecast for 95033

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