...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS IN SAN
BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES...THE INLAND EMPIRE...SAN
GORGONIO PASS...AND INLAND ORANGE COUNTY...

* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
STRONGEST WINDS FROM THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY MOUNTAINS, ACROSS THE NORTHERN INLAND EMPIRE EXTENDING TO
THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND INLAND ORANGE COUNTY.

* HUMIDITY...3 TO 8 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY.

* TIMING...STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD WINDS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. WINDS NOT QUITE AS STRONG NOR WIDESPREAD TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DUE TO THE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EXPECTED WITH THIS
EVENT, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF FIRE IGNITIONS DUE
TO DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES. IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS,
CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD, LONG
RANGE SPOTTING, AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WHICH WOULD
THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL LIKELY OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH VERY RAPID FIRE SPREAD. USE EXTREME
CAUTION WITH POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. RESIDENTS ARE URGED
TO ASSEMBLE THEIR EMERGENCY SUPPLY KIT AND KNOW THEIR EVACUATION
ROUTE.

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