Thursday, October 2, 2014

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - SoCal & CenCal (10/02/14-PM)



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING OVER  THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS FOR GUSTY  OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...    .WEAK SANTA ANA WINDS, VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ABOVE  SEASONAL NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. THE SANTA ANA  WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE  LIGHTER THAN THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE  HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WILL LITTLE OR NO  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. A WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY  AND TEMPERATURE WILL LIKELY BE 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL  NORMAL.    CAZ244-245-288-547-031645-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141004T0200Z/  VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-  SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-  249 PM PDT THU OCT 2 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR  GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...    * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO    30 MPH. STRONGEST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND FROM SANTA PAULA    THROUGH VAN NUYS...INCLUDING SANTA CLARITA.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 12    PERCENT...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY BETWEEN 10 AND 20    PERCENT.    * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 95 TO 105 AND MINIMUM    TEMPERATURES 63 TO 74.    * IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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...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  249 PM PDT THU OCT 2 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING OVER  THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS FOR GUSTY  OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...    .WEAK SANTA ANA WINDS, VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ABOVE  SEASONAL NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. THE SANTA ANA  WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE  LIGHTER THAN THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE  HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WILL LITTLE OR NO  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. A WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY  AND TEMPERATURE WILL LIKELY BE 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL  NORMAL.    CAZ246-253-254-031645-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141004T0200Z/  SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  249 PM PDT THU OCT 2 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR  GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...    * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30    MPH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO    35 MPH FRIDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE MORNING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 10    PERCENT...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY BETWEEN 10 AND 20    PERCENT.    * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES MID 80S TO MID 90S AND    MINIMUM TEMPERATURES 60S.    * IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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...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 HANFORD CA  709 PM PDT THU OCT 2 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY DRY FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE  HUMIDITIES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS  AND THE SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST PORTION OF THE TULARE COUNTY  MOUNTAINS...    .STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION...WHICH  WILL CAUSE A LOWERING OF HUMIDITY VALUES TO CRITICAL LEVELS. POOR  OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WITH VERY DRY DAYTIME VALUES THROUGH  THE WEEKEND WILL INCREASE FIRE DANGER.    CAZ295-297-031015-  /O.CON.KHNX.FW.W.0005.141003T1200Z-141006T0600Z/  KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  709 PM PDT THU OCT 2 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM  PDT SUNDAY FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES  295 AND SOUTHERN HALF OF 297 INCLUDING SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST...    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 295 KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS    AND SOUTHERN HALF OF 297 SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST.    * WIND...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.    * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR 10 HOURS    OR MORE IN MANY LOCATIONS. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE    EXPECTED...STAYING IN THE LOWER TEENS IN MANY AREAS.    * IMPACTS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY    FUELS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER.    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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.    &&    $$    MOLINA


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