Weather Alert in California
Fire Weather Watch issued June 27 at 10:31PM PDT until June 30 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Eureka CA
AREAS AFFECTED: Lower Middle Klamath; Hoopa; Van Duzen/Mad River; W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit; Trinity
DESCRIPTION: ...SCATTERED DRY LIGHTNING LIKELY MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS... .A pulse of moisture moving up the Central Valley combined with very hot and dry surface conditions and moderate easterly winds will combine to likely create scattered dry thunderstorms over interior mountains. There is very slight potential (10% chance) for thunderstorms overnight early Monday morning, but the risk is greatest Monday afternoon (25% chance) and possibly again Tuesday afternoon. Any storms that do form will likely produce wetting rain in the cores but lightning is possible far from these cores in ares that will remain dry. The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 204, 211, 212, 277, and 283. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered dry thunderstorms are likely (25% chance) Monday afternoon over the coastal mountains. There is a more slight chance (10%) for isolated storms as early as overnight early Monday morning and again as late as Tuesday afternoon. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty and erratic outflow winds are possible up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
INSTRUCTION: A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds
Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their
fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.
A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure
the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally
an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a
stratocumulus cloud.
It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do
it is usually a light rain or snow.
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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?
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Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds
A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud,
and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.
Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can
result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or
rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud
takes shape.
Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally
form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.
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