Sunday, November 23, 2014

[californiadisasters] Santa Ana Wind Fire WX Watch (11/23/14-PM) 



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY  AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE  MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA  CLARITA VALLEY...    ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  OVER THE COAST AND VALLEY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  COUNTIES...    .WEAKER BUT STILL GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO  MONDAY...ALONG WITH DRIER AIR. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL  CONDITIONS ON MONDAY OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.  RED FLAG DURATIONS HOWEVER (6 HOURS OR MORE OF CRITICAL  CONDITIONS) WILL ONLY BE MET WHERE THE WINDS ARE THE STRONGEST...  NAMELY THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA  CLARITA VALLEY.    STRONGER NORTHEAST FLOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH  WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WIDESPREAD RED FLAG  CONDITIONS AND DURATIONS OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  INCLUDING THE COASTAL SECTIONS. WHILE WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...CONTINUED RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE  POSSIBLE.    CAZ240-241-244-245-547-241830-  /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.A.0012.141125T1200Z-141127T0200Z/  VENTURA COUNTY COAST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-  VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-  311 PM PST SUN NOV 23 2014    ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT  THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR  MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45    MPH LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.    * TEMPERATURES...80 TO 90 DEGREES.    * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS    POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR  FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR  LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard


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


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