Red Flag Warning until 10:00PM Tuesday 
The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM Monday to 10 PM PST Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* WINDS...Northeast and east winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph, locally over 60 mph in mountain passes and canyons. Highest winds Monday night and Tuesday morning.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent, lowest on Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior.
* LOCATION...San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys -The Inland Empire, San Diego County Inland Valleys, San Bernardino County Mountains-Including The Mountain Top And Front Country Ranger Districts Of The San Bernardino National Forest, Riverside County Mountains-Including The San Jacinto Ranger District Of The San Bernardino National Forest, Santa Ana Mountains-Including The Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest, San Diego County Mountains- Including The Palomar And Descanso Ranger Districts of the Cleveland National Forest, San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning and Orange County Inland Areas.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE ... SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS ... SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST ... RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST ... SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST ... SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST ... SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING ... ORANGE COUNTY INLAND
Instructions:
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
Address/Location
City of Palm Desert
73510 Fred Waring Dr
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 760-346-0611
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