Sunday, November 22, 2015

[californiadisasters] Santa Ana Wind Red Flag Warnings (11/21/15-PM) 



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY FOR GUSTY  NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS  ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    .GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH  LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  COUNTIES. ALONG WITH DRY FUEL CONDITIONS...THESE WEATHER  CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN MARGINALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS.  POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH CARE.    CAZ246-253-254-221800-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151123T0200Z/  SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  309 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR  GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF  VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA  MOUNTAINS...    * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. STRONGEST    WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND AROUND NOON ON    SUNDAY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES TONIGHT BETWEEN 15    AND 30 PERCENT. MINIMUM HUMIDITY BETWEEN 8 AND 18 PERCENT ON    SUNDAY. DRIEST CONDITIONS OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS.    * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF    FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN DANGER TO LIFE AND    PROPERTY.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. PLEASE ADVISE THE  APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG  WARNING.    &&    $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  309 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY FOR GUSTY  NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS  ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    .GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH  LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  COUNTIES. ALONG WITH DRY FUEL CONDITIONS...THESE WEATHER  CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN MARGINALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS.  POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH CARE.    CAZ241-547-221800-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151123T0200Z/  LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-  309 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR  GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MALIBU AND WEST  SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AREAS...    * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH    AROUND MALIBU AND THE WEST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. STRONGEST WINDS    ARE EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND AROUND NOON ON    SUNDAY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES TONIGHT BETWEEN 15    AND 35 PERCENT. MINIMUM HUMIDITY BETWEEN 6 AND 12 PERCENT ON    SUNDAY.    * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF    FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN DANGER TO LIFE AND    PROPERTY.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. PLEASE ADVISE THE  APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG  WARNING.    &&    $$    KITTELL
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  309 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY FOR GUSTY  NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS  ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    .GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH  LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  COUNTIES. ALONG WITH DRY FUEL CONDITIONS...THESE WEATHER  CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN MARGINALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS.  POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH CARE.    CAZ240-244-245-288-221800-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151123T0200Z/  VENTURA COUNTY COAST-VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-  VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-  309 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR  GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE VENTURA COUNTY AND  SANTA CLARITA VALLEYS...    * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. ISOLATED    GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE HILLS. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED    AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND AROUND NOON ON SUNDAY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES TONIGHT BETWEEN 15    AND 30 PERCENT. MINIMUM HUMIDITY BETWEEN 6 AND 12 PERCENT ON    SUNDAY.    * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF    FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN DANGER TO LIFE AND    PROPERTY.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. 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  817 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH AND BELOW THE CAJON PASS...  THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...AND INLAND ORANGE COUNTY  THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY  WINDS...    .SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE  PASSES...CANYONS AND COASTAL FOOTHILLS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  AND POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS. THE  COMBINATION OF WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.    CAZ248-255-257-554-221400-  /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151123T0200Z/  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-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-  INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL  FOREST-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-  817 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR  STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    * WIND...NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40    MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE FAVORED CANYONS    AND PASSES. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN LATE TONIGHT NIGHT INTO    SUNDAY MORNING.    * HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME 5 TO 10 PERCENT SUNDAY. POOR RECOVERY    TONIGHT IN THE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS.    * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL WEAKEN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND TURN    ONSHORE MONDAY WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY.    * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR    SHOULD FIRE IGNITION OCCUR...RESULTING IN A DANGER 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  CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard


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


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