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Red Flag Warning
ActiveSanta Cruz Mountains; Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio; Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest; Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley; Northern Monterey Bay
Status
In Progress
Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LIGHTNING FOR SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/ARROYO SECO AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO, SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/HOLLISTER VALLEY AND CARMEL VALLEY, NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY, AND SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST...
....The potential for isolated thunderstorms across the Central Coast continues from this morning through Friday afternoon...
* AFFECTED AREA...The Salinas and Carmel Valleys and Hollister Area, Monterey Bay and the Big Sur Coast, The Santa Cruz Mountains, and Interior Monterey County and the Santa Lucia Range.
* TIMING...Until 3 PM PDT this afternoon.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Lightning strikes with little precipitation and gusty and erratic outflow winds of 40 to 50 mph.
* IMPACTS...There will be an increased risk for power outages. Lightning strikes may result in new fire ignitions. Erratic outflow winds will result in rapid fire spread for both new and existing fires.
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