Sunday, December 29, 2013

[californiadisasters] Santa Ana Wind Red Flag Warnings - Expanded (12/29/13-PM)



...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR GUSTY  NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES  AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    .MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WIND PRONE LOCATIONS  OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH  OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. VERY DRY AIR HAS SETTLED INTO THE  REGION WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT READINGS BEING OBSERVED. VERY  POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH MANY AREAS  REMAINING BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS...MOUNTAINS...AND  WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THIS VERY DRY AIR COMBINED WITH BREEZY  OFFSHORE CONDITIONS AND VERY DRY FUELS OVERNIGHT HAS RESULTED IN  THE EXTENSION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.      CAZ246-253-254-301800-  /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T1800Z/  SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  228 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR GUSTY  NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS  ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50    MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH    GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN    PEAKS OF THE SANTA MONICAS THROUGH THIS EVENING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 10 PERCENT.    * 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 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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  228 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR GUSTY  NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES  AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    .MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WIND PRONE LOCATIONS  OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH  OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. VERY DRY AIR HAS SETTLED INTO THE  REGION WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT READINGS BEING OBSERVED. VERY  POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH MANY AREAS  REMAINING BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS...MOUNTAINS...AND  WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THIS VERY DRY AIR COMBINED WITH BREEZY  OFFSHORE CONDITIONS AND VERY DRY FUELS OVERNIGHT HAS RESULTED IN  THE EXTENSION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.      CAZ244-245-288-547-301800-  /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T1800Z/  VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-  SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-  228 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR GUSTY  NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY  VALLEYS...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40    MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH    WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50    MPH IN THE HILLS OF VENTURA COUNTY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE    FOCUSED ACROSS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY    VALLEYS...AND WESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 12 PERCENT. VERY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT    ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS.    * 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 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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  228 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR GUSTY  NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES  AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    .MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WIND PRONE LOCATIONS  OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH  OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. VERY DRY AIR HAS SETTLED INTO THE  REGION WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT READINGS BEING OBSERVED. VERY  POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH MANY AREAS  REMAINING BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS...MOUNTAINS...AND  WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THIS VERY DRY AIR COMBINED WITH BREEZY  OFFSHORE CONDITIONS AND VERY DRY FUELS OVERNIGHT HAS RESULTED IN  THE EXTENSION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.      CAZ548-301800-  /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T1800Z/  LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-  228 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR GUSTY  NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE  SAN GABRIEL VALLEY...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30    MPH IN THE HILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 8 TO 15    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE HILLS...WITH VERY    POOR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT.    * 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 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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  228 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR GUSTY  NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES  AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    .MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WIND PRONE LOCATIONS  OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH  OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. VERY DRY AIR HAS SETTLED INTO THE  REGION WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT READINGS BEING OBSERVED. VERY  POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH MANY AREAS  REMAINING BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS...MOUNTAINS...AND  WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THIS VERY DRY AIR COMBINED WITH BREEZY  OFFSHORE CONDITIONS AND VERY DRY FUELS OVERNIGHT HAS RESULTED IN  THE EXTENSION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.      CAZ240-241-301800-  /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T1800Z/  VENTURA COUNTY COAST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-  228 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR GUSTY  NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VENTURA COAST AND  LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35    MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL    PLAIN AND FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. WINDS DIMINISHING TO    8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 10 PERCENT. VERY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT    IN THE HILLS AND WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS.    * 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 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.
Source: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard


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