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 The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.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 La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, CA 92253
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 760-777-7000
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