...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SUNDOWNER TYPE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE MID TEENS AND TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMAL HAD PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SANTA BARBARA WHILE A THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE CHANNEL ISLANDS SATURDAY EVENING. GUSTY SUNDOWNER TYPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LOWER INTO THE MIDDLE TEENS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. CAZ239-252-291645- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0003.130629T2200Z-130630T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0003.130629T2200Z-130630T1700Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 344 PM PDT FRI JUN 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA MOUNTAINS AND THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAKING SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 12-15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS 100-108 INLAND TO 85-95 AT THE SHORE. OVERNIGHT LOWS 65-75. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.Source: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard
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