Thunderstorms predicted to rumble above northeastern Mendocino, eastern Humboldt, and throughout Trinity County have prompted a Red Flag Warning over the region.
Dry vegetation on the ground, low relative humidity in the atmosphere, and the possibility of air-to-ground lightning strikes indicate the potential for extreme fire behavior that could occur between 11:00 a.m. tomorrow to 11:00 that night.
The National Weather Service, Eureka Office described the weather system contributing to these dangerous conditions:
“…Mid level moisture will combine with elevated instability to bring a high potential of thunderstorm activity across interior areas of Northwest CA on Wednesday. A lack of moisture at lower levels of the airmass will promote a dry nature to cloud to ground Strikes.”
The winds could gust up to 30-40 miles per hour and the National Weather Services “predicts any fires that develop will likely spread quickly.”
Currently, Pacific Gas & Electric has stated there is no predicted Public Safety Power Shutoff in the next seven days, but that could change. Visit PG&E’s PSPS Forecast website to keep abreast of any updates.
This dangerous weather event coincides with the Six River Lightning Fire Complex burning in eastern Humboldt and Trinity Counties. The burn area of the 20,000-acre fire lies in the midst of the region affected by the Red Flag Warning.
The National Weather Service gathered the following safety tips to consider when approaching a red flag warning.
- If you are allowed to burn in your area, all burn barrels must be covered with a weighted metal cover, with holes no larger than 3/4 of an inch.
- Do not throw cigarettes or matches out of a moving vehicle. They may ignite dry grass on the side of the road and become a wildfire.
- Extinguish all outdoor fires properly. Drown fires with plenty of water and stir to make sure everything is cold to the touch. Dunk charcoal in water until cold. Do not throw live charcoal on the ground and leave it.
- Never leave a fire unattended. Sparks or embers can blow into leaves or grass, ignite a fire, and quickly spread.
With the potential of a fast-growing wildfire, please review the following wildfire evacuation checklist curated by the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services. Please do not underestimate the threat to life posed by our region’s wildfires:
Yep blame mother nature, meanwhile Global Warming folks are out and about!
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I googled the transient who lit those 10 fires, Jack Stanley Seprish, and found nothing that indicates what his political affiliation is. I wonder if you just made up that ‘fact’ to peddle your own agenda.
So you don’t know ? Just bored and started a fire then another, then another 10 times. Seems pretty dedicated to his craft. A 43-year-old transient, lives off other people’s taxes. Rips off peoples houses.Sounds like a product of the socialist liberal agenda. The College professor claims innocence and no axe to grind too. Yet he had an agenda as revealed in his posts.BLM activist livestreams his own arrest after allegedly setting fire in Washington State denying any agenda. “Burn the forest down”: Wildfire at Manitou Incline investigated as arson in Colorado headline, don’t worry that guy will say not guilty, no agenda.
Mentally Ill you may say?Even they have agendas.
What is your agenda? Sure was a lot of fires before these recent lightning storms. Arsonist’s work during storms, provides good cover. Global Warming people love the fires to justify their agenda and push their claims.
My agenda is clean air, fuel reduction in forests, sustainable logging, not allowing pine beetles or other bad insects to have soaring populations in woodlands.