Thursday, June 20, 2013

Re: [californiadisasters] Red Flag-Warned Sundowner Winds - SW SoCal (6/19/13...



It's been quite windy here in Northridge for a few hours.    Do not ever recall having a Santa Ana in the end of June.

Jason
 
In a message dated 6/20/2013 12:53:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, kimnoyes@gmail.com writes:
 

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY  NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE  MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...  INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.    .INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW  HUMIDITIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...  ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...RESULTING IN  ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THESE AREAS. A SURGE OF DRIER AIR  WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY  THURSDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS  AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND  SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE  SANTA YNEZ RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.    CAZ252-201700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130620T1700Z/  SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  250 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY  FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE  MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF  THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...    * WINDS AND TIMING...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED    THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE FROM    THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND    SINGLE DIGITS TODAY...WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.    * 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 EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD  CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.    PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE  FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.    &&    $$    MW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  250 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY  NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE  MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...  INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.    .INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW  HUMIDITIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...  ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...RESULTING IN  ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THESE AREAS. A SURGE OF DRIER AIR  WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY  THURSDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS  AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND  SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE  SANTA YNEZ RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.    CAZ253-254-201700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130620T1700Z/  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  250 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY  FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE  MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH    GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE FOCUSED    NEAR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND    MORNING HOURS.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND    SINGLE DIGITS TODAY...WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.    * 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 EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD  CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.    PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE  FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.  


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