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City of Palm Desert
Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 :: 12:11 p.m. PST

Alert

Red Flag Warning until 10:00AM Friday

..RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND ADDITIONAL SANTA ANA WINDS FOR ALL MOUNTAINS, INLAND EMPIRE, INLAND ORANGE COUNTY, SAN DIEGO VALLEYS, AND SAN GORGONIO PASS..

* WINDS...Northeast 30 to 45 mph with gusts 60 to 75 mph. Strongest winds are expected on mountain foothills and below passes. Local gusts up to 85 mph on the coastal slopes of the San Diego County mountains. Winds will be strongest on Thursday, gradually weakening into Friday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent. Overnight humidity recovery will be poor tonight into Thursday and Thursday night into Friday.

* IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior. Fuels are critically dry.

* 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

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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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