CA Fire Outbreak 8/20

 72 hours after outbreak
Friday 8/22

LNU COMPLEX Fire
42,000 acres
O% containment
Growing
Weather: high pressure dome sitting in valley. No clouds, hot dry winds 10mph, increasing dramatically at 0.2 miles from fire, up to 60mph with fire tornadoes.
Counties burning:
Sonoma/NAPA/Solano

Tropical Storm Marco Public Advisory

forecast to become a hurricane on Sunday.
Advisory Number  11
1000 PM CDT
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH[[[[[994 mb
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW AT 13 MPH
will approach the northern Gulf Coast on Monday. 
strengthening is anticipated 
 Marco is[forecast to become a hurricane on Sunday. 
The combination of a storm surge and the tide will cause flooding  
The water could[reach the following heights above ground 
[[[[[[[[[Lake Borgne ..3-5 ft
rain]]]Central U.S. Gulf Coast: 1 to 3 inches
Next intermediate advisory at 100 AM CDT.
Next complete advisory at 400 AM CDT.
----------------------------------------------------------
TROPICAL STORM LAURA
Advisory Number 13A...Corrected[[[[[[1004 mb
200 AM AST Sun Aug 23
MAXIMUM WINDS...50 MPH
MOVEMENT...NW AT 16 MPH
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Bahamas

 No changes in strength are forecast Sunday night and Monday

Strengthening is forecast once Laura moves into the Gulf Monday night and Tuesday.
Laura will be-over the southeastern Gulf of=Mexico Monday night and Tuesday.

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