Saturday, August 30, 2014

[californiadisasters] Sundowner Wind Red Flag Warning - Santa Barbara Co. (8/30/14)



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM  PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA  BARBARA SOUTH COAST AND SANTA YNEZ RANGE...    .RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH  COAST AND THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE FOR GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS AND  RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE MIDDLE TEENS AND TEMPERATURES 10 TO 15  DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMAL FROM MID AFTERNOON TO LATE TONIGHT.  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEST PORTION OF THE  SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND SOUTH COAST.    CAZ239-252-302300-  /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0008.140830T2200Z-140831T1000Z/  SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  940 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM  PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE  HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL  SECTION...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A  RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE  HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM  PDT SUNDAY.    * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. STRONGEST IN    THE WEST PORTION AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.    * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK IN    THE EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES    WILL INCREASE AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE IN THE    LATE AFTERNOON.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.    * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON AND EVENING TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S TO    NEAR 100.    * 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.

NWS LOS ANGELES/OXNARD
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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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