A TIGHTENING NORTHWEST PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... BRINGING GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS TO THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THESE DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL BRING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE WATCH AREA. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS... POTENTIAL FOR NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...STRONGEST THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF SANTA BARBARA...SHIFTING TO THE MONTECITO HILLS AREA LATER THURSDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 10 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH LOWEST HUMIDITIES IN THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE. * TEMPERATURE...90 TO 102 DEGREES. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HOT TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS WILL POTENTIALLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&
Instruction:
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.
Area: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
Affected Counties or parts of: Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles
Sent: 2011-09-07T10:09:41-07:00
Original Sender: KLOX@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
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HE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS... POTENTIAL FOR NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...STRONGEST BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE IN THE PASSES AND CANYONS WEST OF SANTA BARBARA...SHIFTING TO THE MONTECITO HILLS AREA LATER THURSDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BELOW 10 PERCENT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE COASTAL AREAS. * TEMPERATURE...RISING INTO THE 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE COASTAL AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HOT TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS WILL POTENTIALLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&
Instruction:
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.
Area: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
Affected Counties or parts of: Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles
Sent: 2011-09-07T10:09:42-07:00
Original Sender: KLOX@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
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