Red Flag Warning issued October 16 at 5:34PM PDT until October 16 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Hanford CA

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...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL SIERRA, NORTH KINGS RIVER, SEQUOIA KINGS, LAKE ISABELLA, TEHACHAPI AREA, AND FORT TEJON... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 592 Central Sierra. Fire weather zone 593 North Kings River. Fire weather zone 594 Sequoia Kings. Fire weather zone 595 Lake Isabella. Elevations from 4,000 feet and above. * TIMING...Until 10 PM PDT this evening. * WINDS...East winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum relative humidity between 15 to 25 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. A Red Flag Warning is issued when we identify weather conditions that promote rapid spread of fire which may become life- threatening. This does not mean there is a fire. These conditions are either occurring now or will begin soon. It is important to have multiple ways to receive information from authorities.

Event time
Source last updated
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Provider
NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
CA, US
Severity
Severe
area
Central Sierra; North Kings River; Sequoia Kings; Lake Isabella; Tehachapi Area; Fort Tejon
event
Red Flag Warning
onset
2026-10-16T17:34:00-07:00
states
["CA"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Likely
effective
2026-10-16T17:34:00-07:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.618e4d5a913da410d32026ffb6d57a9c4af19e9d.001.1
references
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instruction
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. A Red Flag Warning is issued when we identify weather conditions that promote rapid spread of fire which may become life- threatening. This does not mean there is a fire. These conditions are either occurring now or will begin soon. It is important to have multiple ways to receive information from authorities.
message type
Update
freshness minutes
60
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