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Red flag warning for critical fire weather in place across swath of Southern California
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- Areas of San Bernardino, Kern, Inyo and Tulare counties are under a red flag warning until 11 p.m.
- Friday and covers Death Valley National Park, the Mojave Desert, Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley and the Lower Colorado River Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
- In these areas, forecasters are predicting wind gusts of about 35 to 55 mph and low humidity rates of 6% to 15%, meaning any fire that ignites will likely spread rapidly, according to the weather service.
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Areas of San Bernardino, Kern, Inyo and Tulare counties are under a red flag warning until 11 p.m. Saturday as forecasters warn that strong winds and critically low humidity are generating dangerous fire weather conditions.
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