Severe Wildfire ● Monitoring
Red Flag Warning issued October 15 at 2:32AM PDT until October 16 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Hanford CA, United States of America
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* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 592 Central Sierra.Fire
weather zone 593 North Kings River.Fire weather zone 594
Sequoia Kings.Fire weather zone 595 Lake Isabella.
* WIND...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED. A 70 TO 90 PERCENT
PROBABILITY OF GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. A 40 TO 60
PERCENT PROBABILITY OF GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ON FRIDAY.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 15-25 PERCENT
BOTH DAYS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...NO THUNDERSTORM THREAT.
* HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4,000 UP TO
THE CREST OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 39.9645, -100.8105 |
|---|---|
| Region | Central Sierra; North Kings River; Sequoia Kings; Lake Isabella; Tehachapi Area; Fort Tejon |
| Location Precision | country |
| Issuing Authority | United States of America — us-noaa-nws-en |
| Cap Urgency | Expected |
| Cap Certainty | Likely |
| Cap Expires | 2026-10-15T10:45:00-07:00 |
Official source
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Severity as published by WMO Alert Hub (national weather services).
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About this location
The agency did not publish coordinates for this warning. The pin is the centre of the country, not the location of the event — read the area name, not the map, for where it applies.
Area as the agency stated it: Central Sierra; North Kings River; Sequoia Kings; Lake Isabella; Tehachapi Area; Fort Tejon
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