Sunday, October 6, 2013

[californiadisasters] Santa Ana Wind Red Flag Warnings (10/06/13-AM)



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG  SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS  ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANTELOPE VALLEY...    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY  WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...    .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY  EVENING AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR VENTURA COUNTY  AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. A STRONG  SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS  AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE MOST  SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER THREAT IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. SINGLE DIGIT  HUMIDITIES WILL BE COMMONPLACE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH VERY MINIMAL  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. THE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AND TRANSITION TO ONSHORE SUNDAY  AFTERNOON. CHAOTIC WINDS ARE EXPECTED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL  BE SLOW TO RECOVER DURING THE TRANSITION AND CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE 10 TO  20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE WARMEST DAY  FOR COASTAL AREAS TODAY WHILE INLAND AREAS EXPERIENCE THEIR  WARMEST DAY ON SUNDAY.    A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY FOR GUSTY  EASTERLY WINDS THERE WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE  DIGITS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS  STRONG THOUGH HUMIDITIES NEAR 10 PERCENT ARE STILL EXPECTED.  OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT  THOSE CLOSEST TO THE BEACHES.    CAZ241-061700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131007T0100Z/  LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-  323 PM PDT SAT OCT 5 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR  STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOS  ANGELES COUNTY COAST FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH FROM MALIBU TO THE    HOLLYWOOD HILLS WITH MUCH LIGHTER WINDS ELSEWHERE. STRONGEST    OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5-15 PERCENT DURING THE MORNING...RECOVERING    TO 20-40 PERCENT LATE AFTERNOON.    * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES MID 80S TO MID 90S.    * 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...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY WARM  TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME 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  323 PM PDT SAT OCT 5 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG  SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS  ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANTELOPE VALLEY...    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY  WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...    .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY  EVENING AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR VENTURA COUNTY  AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. A STRONG  SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS  AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE MOST  SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER THREAT IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. SINGLE DIGIT  HUMIDITIES WILL BE COMMONPLACE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH VERY MINIMAL  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. THE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AND TRANSITION TO ONSHORE SUNDAY  AFTERNOON. CHAOTIC WINDS ARE EXPECTED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL  BE SLOW TO RECOVER DURING THE TRANSITION AND CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE 10 TO  20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE WARMEST DAY  FOR COASTAL AREAS TODAY WHILE INLAND AREAS EXPERIENCE THEIR  WARMEST DAY ON SUNDAY.    A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY FOR GUSTY  EASTERLY WINDS THERE WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE  DIGITS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS  STRONG THOUGH HUMIDITIES NEAR 10 PERCENT ARE STILL EXPECTED.  OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT  THOSE CLOSEST TO THE BEACHES.    CAZ240-244-245-061700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131007T0100Z/  VENTURA COUNTY COAST-VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-  VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-  323 PM PDT SAT OCT 5 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR  STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR VENTURA  COUNTY COAST AND VALLEYS...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 PERCENT OR LESS THROUGH SUNDAY WITH    VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.    * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES UPPER 80S TO MID 90S.    * 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...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY WARM  TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE  APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG  WARNING.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  323 PM PDT SAT OCT 5 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG  SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS  ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANTELOPE VALLEY...    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY  WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...    .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY  EVENING AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR VENTURA COUNTY  AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. A STRONG  SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS  AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE MOST  SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER THREAT IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. SINGLE DIGIT  HUMIDITIES WILL BE COMMONPLACE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH VERY MINIMAL  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. THE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AND TRANSITION TO ONSHORE SUNDAY  AFTERNOON. CHAOTIC WINDS ARE EXPECTED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL  BE SLOW TO RECOVER DURING THE TRANSITION AND CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE 10 TO  20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE WARMEST DAY  FOR COASTAL AREAS TODAY WHILE INLAND AREAS EXPERIENCE THEIR  WARMEST DAY ON SUNDAY.    A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY FOR GUSTY  EASTERLY WINDS THERE WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE  DIGITS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS  STRONG THOUGH HUMIDITIES NEAR 10 PERCENT ARE STILL EXPECTED.  OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT  THOSE CLOSEST TO THE BEACHES.    CAZ288-547-061700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131007T0100Z/  SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-  323 PM PDT SAT OCT 5 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR  STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE  SANTA CLARITA AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40    MPH...STRONGEST IN THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND NORTHERN SAN    FERNANDO VALLEY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 PERCENT OR LESS THROUGH SUNDAY WITH    VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.    * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES UPPER 80S TO MID 90S.    * 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...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY WARM  TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE  APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG  WARNING.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  323 PM PDT SAT OCT 5 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG  SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS  ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANTELOPE VALLEY...    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY  WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...    .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY  EVENING AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR VENTURA COUNTY  AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. A STRONG  SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS  AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE MOST  SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER THREAT IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. SINGLE DIGIT  HUMIDITIES WILL BE COMMONPLACE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH VERY MINIMAL  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. THE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AND TRANSITION TO ONSHORE SUNDAY  AFTERNOON. CHAOTIC WINDS ARE EXPECTED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL  BE SLOW TO RECOVER DURING THE TRANSITION AND CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE 10 TO  20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE WARMEST DAY  FOR COASTAL AREAS TODAY WHILE INLAND AREAS EXPERIENCE THEIR  WARMEST DAY ON SUNDAY.    A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY FOR GUSTY  EASTERLY WINDS THERE WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE  DIGITS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS  STRONG THOUGH HUMIDITIES NEAR 10 PERCENT ARE STILL EXPECTED.  OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT  THOSE CLOSEST TO THE BEACHES.    CAZ253-254-061700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131007T0100Z/  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  323 PM PDT SAT OCT 5 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR  STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE  VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 50 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 PERCENT OR LESS THROUGH SUNDAY WITH    VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.    * 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...VERY 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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  323 PM PDT SAT OCT 5 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG  SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS  ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANTELOPE VALLEY...    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY  WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...    .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY  EVENING AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR VENTURA COUNTY  AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. A STRONG  SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS  AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE MOST  SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER THREAT IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. SINGLE DIGIT  HUMIDITIES WILL BE COMMONPLACE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH VERY MINIMAL  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. THE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AND TRANSITION TO ONSHORE SUNDAY  AFTERNOON. CHAOTIC WINDS ARE EXPECTED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL  BE SLOW TO RECOVER DURING THE TRANSITION AND CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE 10 TO  20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE WARMEST DAY  FOR COASTAL AREAS TODAY WHILE INLAND AREAS EXPERIENCE THEIR  WARMEST DAY ON SUNDAY.    A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY FOR GUSTY  EASTERLY WINDS THERE WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE  DIGITS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS  STRONG THOUGH HUMIDITIES NEAR 10 PERCENT ARE STILL EXPECTED.  OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT  THOSE CLOSEST TO THE BEACHES.    CAZ246-061700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131007T0100Z/  SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-  323 PM PDT SAT OCT 5 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR  STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE  SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45    MPH...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH WESTERN PEAKS THROUGH THIS    EVENING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 PERCENT OR LESS THROUGH SUNDAY WITH    VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.    * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 80S TO LOWER 90S.    * 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...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY WARM  TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE  APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG  WARNING.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  323 PM PDT SAT OCT 5 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG  SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS  ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANTELOPE VALLEY...    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY  WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...    .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY  EVENING AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR VENTURA COUNTY  AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. A STRONG  SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS  AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE MOST  SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER THREAT IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. SINGLE DIGIT  HUMIDITIES WILL BE COMMONPLACE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH VERY MINIMAL  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. THE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AND TRANSITION TO ONSHORE SUNDAY  AFTERNOON. CHAOTIC WINDS ARE EXPECTED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL  BE SLOW TO RECOVER DURING THE TRANSITION AND CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE 10 TO  20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE WARMEST DAY  FOR COASTAL AREAS TODAY WHILE INLAND AREAS EXPERIENCE THEIR  WARMEST DAY ON SUNDAY.    A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY FOR GUSTY  EASTERLY WINDS THERE WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE  DIGITS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS  STRONG THOUGH HUMIDITIES NEAR 10 PERCENT ARE STILL EXPECTED.  OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT  THOSE CLOSEST TO THE BEACHES.    CAZ548-061700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131007T0100Z/  LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-  323 PM PDT SAT OCT 5 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR  GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SAN  GABRIEL VALLEY HILLS...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25    MPH...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE HILLS THROUGH THIS    EVENING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 PERCENT OR LESS THROUGH SUNDAY WITH    VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.    * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES UPPER 80S TO MID 90S.    * 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...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY WARM  TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE  APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG  WARNING.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  323 PM PDT SAT OCT 5 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG  SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS  ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANTELOPE VALLEY...    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY  WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...    .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY  EVENING AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR VENTURA COUNTY  AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. A STRONG  SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS  AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE MOST  SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER THREAT IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. SINGLE DIGIT  HUMIDITIES WILL BE COMMONPLACE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH VERY MINIMAL  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. THE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AND TRANSITION TO ONSHORE SUNDAY  AFTERNOON. CHAOTIC WINDS ARE EXPECTED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL  BE SLOW TO RECOVER DURING THE TRANSITION AND CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE 10 TO  20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE WARMEST DAY  FOR COASTAL AREAS TODAY WHILE INLAND AREAS EXPERIENCE THEIR  WARMEST DAY ON SUNDAY.    A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA  BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY FOR GUSTY  EASTERLY WINDS THERE WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE  DIGITS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS  STRONG THOUGH HUMIDITIES NEAR 10 PERCENT ARE STILL EXPECTED.  OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT  THOSE CLOSEST TO THE BEACHES.    CAZ251-252-061700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131007T0100Z/  SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  323 PM PDT SAT OCT 5 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR  GUSTY EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS  OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...    * WINDS AND TIMING...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD 10 PERCENT OR LESS. VERY POOR    OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.    * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AROUND 80 TO LOWER 90S.      * 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...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY WARM  TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE  APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG  WARNING.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  854 AM PDT SUN OCT 6 2013    CAZ295-070400-  /O.EXT.KHNX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131008T0000Z/  KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  854 AM PDT SUN OCT 6 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY FOR VERY  LOW HUMIDITY VALUES FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 295 KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.    * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.    * TIMING...GUSTIEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS    THEN DECREASING INTO THE AFTERNOON.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING BELOW 10 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS    AND REMAINING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.    POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...AND HUMIDITY    WILL FALL BACK INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND    CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. BETTER RECOVERY IS EXPECTED    BY MONDAY EVENING.    * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD    AND EXTREME BEHAVIOR WITH 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 CAN  CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE  APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG  WARNING.    $$    BSO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  240 AM PDT SUN OCT 6 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 6 PM TODAY FOR ORANGE COUNTY...AND THE  MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE...AND  SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND  VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...    .GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST SANTA ANA WINDS WILL WEAKEN THIS  AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW INTO MONDAY WITH POOR  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.    CAZ242-248-255>257-062130-  /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131007T0100Z/  ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-  SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-  SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF  THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO  NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-  INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL  FOREST-  240 AM PDT SUN OCT 6 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING  FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING.    * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT WITH POOR    OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.    * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS BELOW THE CAJON AND BANNING PASSES    AND IN THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.    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 ELEVATED TEMPERATURES  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  240 AM PDT SUN OCT 6 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 6 PM TODAY FOR ORANGE COUNTY...AND THE  MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE...AND  SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND  VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...    .GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST SANTA ANA WINDS WILL WEAKEN THIS  AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW INTO MONDAY WITH POOR  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.    CAZ250-258-062130-  /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131007T0100Z/  SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE  CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-  240 AM PDT SUN OCT 6 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING  FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING.    * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS    TO 60 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT WITH POOR    OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.    * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS.    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 ELEVATED TEMPERATURES  WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.    &&    $$    HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
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