THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BETWEEN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY DIPPED BELOW 10 PERCENT TODAY. THE LATEST COMPUTER MODELS SUGGEST THAT FURTHER DRYING WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY VALUES DIPPING BELOW 10 PERCENT. * TIMING...SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA REPORTED SEVERAL HOURS OF NEAR CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS TODAY. WITH A DRIER AIR MASS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE AREA...THERE IS A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAT AT LEAST SIX HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&
Instruction:
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.
Area: LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
Affected Counties or parts of: Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles
Sent: 2011-08-02T19:10:28-07:00
Original Sender: KLOX@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
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