Wednesday, March 12, 2014

[californiadisasters] Santa Ana Wind Red Flag Warnings (3/12/14-AM)



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR  SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...    .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR IDAHO IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH  INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING MODERATE TO  STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY...PEAKING ON WEDNESDAY AND  FOCUSING OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS  INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE LIKELY  DURING THE PEAK IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL  INCREASE SOME TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...THEY WILL  GRADUALLY LOWER TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY ON  WEDNESDAY...FIRST NEAR THE COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN UP  THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRENGTH OF  THE WINDS WILL OVERSHADOW THE INITIALLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES...AND  WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF A FIRE  STARTED.    WHILE NOT PART OF THE WATCH...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ARE PERIODS OF  HIGH FIRE WEATHER CONCERN.    CAZ240-121730-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/  VENTURA COUNTY COAST-  331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT  WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE  VENTURA COUNTY COAST...    * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL    OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST    WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY    LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.    * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION    OCCURS.    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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR  SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...    .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR IDAHO IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH  INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING MODERATE TO  STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY...PEAKING ON WEDNESDAY AND  FOCUSING OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS  INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE LIKELY  DURING THE PEAK IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL  INCREASE SOME TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...THEY WILL  GRADUALLY LOWER TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY ON  WEDNESDAY...FIRST NEAR THE COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN UP  THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRENGTH OF  THE WINDS WILL OVERSHADOW THE INITIALLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES...AND  WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF A FIRE  STARTED.    WHILE NOT PART OF THE WATCH...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ARE PERIODS OF  HIGH FIRE WEATHER CONCERN.    CAZ241-121730-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/  LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-  331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT  WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM MALIBU  THROUGH THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS...    * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL    OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY    FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS    ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY    LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.    * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION    OCCURS.    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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR  SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...    .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR IDAHO IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH  INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING MODERATE TO  STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY...PEAKING ON WEDNESDAY AND  FOCUSING OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS  INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE LIKELY  DURING THE PEAK IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL  INCREASE SOME TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...THEY WILL  GRADUALLY LOWER TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY ON  WEDNESDAY...FIRST NEAR THE COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN UP  THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRENGTH OF  THE WINDS WILL OVERSHADOW THE INITIALLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES...AND  WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF A FIRE  STARTED.    WHILE NOT PART OF THE WATCH...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ARE PERIODS OF  HIGH FIRE WEATHER CONCERN.    CAZ244-245-547-121730-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/  VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-  331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT  WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE  VENTURA AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS...    * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL    OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED    GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS    ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING    LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON.    * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION    OCCURS.    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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR  SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...    .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR IDAHO IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH  INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING MODERATE TO  STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY...PEAKING ON WEDNESDAY AND  FOCUSING OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS  INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE LIKELY  DURING THE PEAK IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL  INCREASE SOME TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...THEY WILL  GRADUALLY LOWER TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY ON  WEDNESDAY...FIRST NEAR THE COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN UP  THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRENGTH OF  THE WINDS WILL OVERSHADOW THE INITIALLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES...AND  WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF A FIRE  STARTED.    WHILE NOT PART OF THE WATCH...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ARE PERIODS OF  HIGH FIRE WEATHER CONCERN.    CAZ548-121730-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/  LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-  331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT  WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE HILLS  AND CANYONS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY...    * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL    OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE HILLS    AND CANYONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY    MORNING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 35 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING    LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON.    * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION    OCCURS.    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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR  SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...    .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR IDAHO IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH  INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING MODERATE TO  STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY...PEAKING ON WEDNESDAY AND  FOCUSING OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS  INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE LIKELY  DURING THE PEAK IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL  INCREASE SOME TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...THEY WILL  GRADUALLY LOWER TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY ON  WEDNESDAY...FIRST NEAR THE COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN UP  THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRENGTH OF  THE WINDS WILL OVERSHADOW THE INITIALLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES...AND  WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF A FIRE  STARTED.    WHILE NOT PART OF THE WATCH...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ARE PERIODS OF  HIGH FIRE WEATHER CONCERN.    CAZ237-238-251-252-121730-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/  SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-  SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT  WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE  INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...    * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL    OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY    MORNING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 45 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING    LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON.    * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION    OCCURS.    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.    &&    $$    KITTELL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR  SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...    .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR IDAHO IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH  INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING MODERATE TO  STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY...PEAKING ON WEDNESDAY AND  FOCUSING OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS  INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE LIKELY  DURING THE PEAK IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL  INCREASE SOME TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...THEY WILL  GRADUALLY LOWER TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY ON  WEDNESDAY...FIRST NEAR THE COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN UP  THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRENGTH OF  THE WINDS WILL OVERSHADOW THE INITIALLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES...AND  WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF A FIRE  STARTED.    WHILE NOT PART OF THE WATCH...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ARE PERIODS OF  HIGH FIRE WEATHER CONCERN.    CAZ246-121730-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/  SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-  331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT  WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA  MONICA MOUNTAINS...    * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL    OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED    GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PEAKS. THE    STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 35 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING    LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON.    * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION    OCCURS.    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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR  SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...    .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR IDAHO IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH  INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING MODERATE TO  STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY...PEAKING ON WEDNESDAY AND  FOCUSING OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS  INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE LIKELY  DURING THE PEAK IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL  INCREASE SOME TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...THEY WILL  GRADUALLY LOWER TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY ON  WEDNESDAY...FIRST NEAR THE COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN UP  THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRENGTH OF  THE WINDS WILL OVERSHADOW THE INITIALLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES...AND  WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF A FIRE  STARTED.    WHILE NOT PART OF THE WATCH...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ARE PERIODS OF  HIGH FIRE WEATHER CONCERN.    CAZ253-254-288-121730-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-  331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT  WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOS  ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA CLARITA  VALLEY...    * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL    OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST    WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 45 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING    LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT BY MID-AFTERNOON.    * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION    OCCURS.    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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  338 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND FOR AREAS  NEAR AND BELOW THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS IN ORANGE...SOUTHWESTERN SAN  BERNARDINO...AND WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES FOR LOCALLY STRONG  GUSTY WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITIES...    .UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SURFACE  HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING LOCALLY GUSTY  NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS THROUGH EARLY  AFTERNOON WITH LOWER INLAND HUMIDITIES PERSISTING THROUGH THIS  AFTERNOON.    CAZ242-248-255>257-261-122200-  /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0003.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/  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-COACHELLA VALLEY-  INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-  338 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014    ...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...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH    EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 55    MPH...MAINLY IN THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA    MOUNTAINS.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 10 PERCENT WITH POOR    OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.    * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD FROM AFTER    SUNRISE THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING DURING THE    AFTERNOON.    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  CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.    &&    $$    HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0


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