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CANYON WATCH TO DEPLOY AS PRECAUTION 
   
2007.11-23 | Friday 
Based on predictions by the San Diego Office of the National Weather Service, Canyon Watch Coordinator Gene Robinson of Silverado Canyon has requested the volunteer activation by communications members of the program.  

Canyon Watch members will use their two-way radio communications equipment as the "eyes and ears" to the fire service.  

These two-way radio operators donate their free time and personal resources to conduct field operations as an "early warning" system and advise residents if something happens.

The following weather report is provided:  
   
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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
403 PM PST FRI NOV 23 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...AND THE INLAND EMPIRE DUE TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 PM TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR
THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS AND THE ORANGE
COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN DUE TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

.UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER ARIZONA AND NORTHWEST MEXICO AND
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING OFFSHORE
WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR AND
BELOW THE CANYONS AND PASSES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND NEAR THE SANTA ANA
FOOTHILL CANYONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE DROPPED BELOW 15
PERCENT IN NORTHERN AREAS THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE OFFSHORE FLOW AND
DRYING WILL BE SLOWER TO REACH PORTIONS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND
EXTEND INTO THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN. WINDS WILL WEAKEN
SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT HUMIDITIES WILL ONLY RECOVER VERY SLOWLY
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL IMPROVE FURTHER ON
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS WEAK ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS.

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/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-071125T0200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
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-
403 PM PST FRI NOV 23 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY. 

GENERALLY THE WINDS DURING THIS EVENT WILL BE LESS WIDESPREAD...
AND MAINLY IMPACT AREAS NEAR AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS.

AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN LATER TONIGHT TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH
BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES HAVE DROPPED BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL DROP BELOW 10 PERCENT SATURDAY. POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED AT NIGHT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

$$

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/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0016.071124T0600Z-071125T0200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
403 PM PST FRI NOV 23 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM PST SATURDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM PST SATURDAY. 

GENERALLY THE WINDS DURING THIS EVENT WILL BE LESS WIDESPREAD...
AND MAINLY IMPACT AREAS NEAR AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS.

NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
DEVELOP THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NEAR
AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...WITH LOCAL GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT
TONIGHT IN THE WINDY AREAS...AND HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 
10 PERCENT ON SATURDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

$$

LAVIS
  
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