[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (10/31/11-6PM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
10/31	1800	South Ops GACC today welcomed Fire Chiefs Philippe Delquie and Pierre Bisone, visiting the southland from France through the cooperative USDA-Forest Service's International Program. They will be visiting national forests, national parks, and local fire agencies during their 12-day stay in Southern California.
10/30	0800	The National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a Red flag Warning which is in effect until 1500 hrs PDT today for the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties with breezy offshore winds and very low relative humilities.  Some areas may see northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph through the passes and canyons, but diminishing late this afternoon. Relative humidity readings also may dip below 10 percent through this afternoon with very poor overnight recoveries under 20 percent. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=lox
10/28	1800	Light initial attack in the GACC today.
10/27	0830	It was 18 years ago today that the Laguna fire burned 14,337 acres in Orange County and damaged or destroyed 441 homes, causing an estimated $528 million dollars in damages. http://www.cccarto.com/cal_wildfire/lagunabeach/fire.html

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

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