[californiadisasters] Fire Weather Watch For SoCal (01/12-13/2012)

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.LIGHT OFFSHORE BREEZES THAT WILL AFFECT THE REGION ON THURSDAY...THEN
 BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES
COUNTY WHERE THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.
THIS IN COMBINATION WITH A LONG DURATION OF SINGLE DIGIT
 HUMIDITIES HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE
LOS ANGELES MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE. OFFSHORE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ON SATURDAY...HOWEVER SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.
 
CAZ246-254-121800-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FW.A.0002.120113T1400Z-120114T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
311 PM PST WED JAN 11 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
 FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
 HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40
  MPH...STRONGEST THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...A LONG DURATION OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE
   EXPECTED WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE THE POTENTIAL
  FOR LARGE FIRE GROWTH WITH RAPID FIRE SPREAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
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.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES FOR
 THE POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING.

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GOMBERG

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)

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