Monday, September 15, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - Southern California (9/15/14-PM) 



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY FOR THE  MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND  SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS DUE TO VERY HOT AND UNSTABLE  CONDITIONS WITH MODERATELY LOW HUMIDITIES...    .A PROLONGED HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA  THROUGH TUESDAY. THE VERY HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS COMBINED  WITH MODERATELY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH OVER THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT  FOOTHILLS IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND  WARM TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT WILL ADD TO THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE  MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. WEAK SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH GUSTS  IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL ADD TO THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE  SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS DURING THE  NIGHTTIME HOURS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.    CAZ253-254-161700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140917T0400Z/  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  327 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY FOR THE  LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS  DUE TO VERY HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WITH MODERATELY LOW  HUMIDITIES...    * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS GENERALLY BETWEEN 95 AND 105 DEGREES.    OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 70S TO AROUND 80 ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY 12 TO 20 PERCENT TODAY.    SLIGHTLY HIGHER TUESDAY. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES IN THE    MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.    * FIRE BEHAVIOR...ANY FIRE IGNITION WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED GROWTH OVER THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO HOT    TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITIES...RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS...    INSTABILITY...AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS.    * 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.    &&    $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  327 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY FOR THE  MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND  SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS DUE TO VERY HOT AND UNSTABLE  CONDITIONS WITH MODERATELY LOW HUMIDITIES...    .A PROLONGED HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA  THROUGH TUESDAY. THE VERY HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS COMBINED  WITH MODERATELY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH OVER THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT  FOOTHILLS IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND  WARM TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT WILL ADD TO THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE  MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. WEAK SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH GUSTS  IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL ADD TO THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE  SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS DURING THE  NIGHTTIME HOURS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.    CAZ252-161700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140917T0400Z/  SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  327 PM PDT MON SEP 15 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY FOR THE SANTA  BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS DUE TO VERY HOT  AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WITH MODERATELY LOW HUMIDITIES...    * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS GENERALLY BETWEEN 95 AND 105 DEGREES.    OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 70S TO AROUND 80 ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY 15 TO 25 PERCENT TODAY.    SLIGHTLY HIGHER TUESDAY. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES IN THE    MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.    * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH    PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND ADJACENT    FOOTHILLS EACH NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 6-    12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH DURING DAYTIME HOURS.    * FIRE BEHAVIOR...ANY FIRE IGNITION WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED GROWTH OVER THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO HOT    TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITIES...INSTABILITY...AND EXTREMELY    DRY FUELS.    * 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.
NWS LOS ANGELES/OXNARD


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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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