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City of Palm Desert
Saturday October 28th, 2023 :: 12:42 p.m. PDT

Alert

Red Flag Warning until 05:00PM Sunday

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong winds, low relative humidity and moderate to high fire danger, which is in effect from 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ to 5 PM MST /5 PM PDT/ Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ and Lower Colorado River Valley CA.

* TIMING...Late Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon

* WINDS...North 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fuels are dry and fire danger is moderate to high. These conditions combined with low relative humidity and strong winds will lead to widespread hazardous fire weather conditions.

* AFFECTED AREAS: YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ ... LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA

Instructions:

Please advise the appropriate officials and fire crews in the field of this red flag warning.

Address/Location
City of Palm Desert
73510 Fred Waring Dr
Palm Desert, CA 92260

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 760-346-0611

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Red Flag Warning

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