...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THURSDAY OVER THESource: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?wfo=lox&sid=LOX&pil=RFW
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY
FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT
THURSDAY OVER THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...THE SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY...AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS
AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN
OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN OFFSHORE WINDS
INCREASING IN STRENGTH AND AREAL COVERAGE. DURING THIS TIME
FRAME...WIND GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN
40 AND 50 MPH...WHILE THE VALLEYS WILL GENERALLY SEE GUSTS IN THE
30 TO 40 MPH RANGE. HUMIDITIES HAVE FALLEN QUICKLY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH SINGLE DIGIT READINGS BEING OBSERVED ACROSS
SEVERAL MOUNTAINS SITES AS WELL AS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY.
SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND TO OTHER PORTIONS
OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.
WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN FACT...MANY MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY
LOCATIONS COULD SEE EXTENDED PERIODS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES
DURING THIS TIME...WHICH MAY PROMPT THE EXTENSION OF RED FLAG
WARNINGS FOR PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA.
CAZ253-254-271700-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111027T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
516 PM PDT WED OCT 26 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
LIKELY THROUGH FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY READINGS
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE VERY POOR...WITH MOST HUMIDITIES STAYING UNDER
20 PERCENT.
* 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
WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY
WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS DRY FUEL CONDITIONS...
IS EXPECTED TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR
6 HOURS OR MORE...WHICH COULD RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
&&
$$
CAZ288-271700-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111027T2200Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
516 PM PDT WED OCT 26 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY READINGS
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE VERY POOR.. WITH MOST HUMIDITIES STAYING UNDER
20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE COULD BE RAPID
SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
CAZ244-245-547-271700-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.111027T0400Z-111027T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
516 PM PDT WED OCT 26 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS IN
THE EASTERN VALLEYS AND OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
SIGNIFICANTLY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECTED TO DROP QUICKLY LATER THIS EVENING
TO BELOW 15 PERCENT IN THE WINDY AREAS. PERIODS OF SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
* 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 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.
&&
$$
CAZ246-271700-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.111027T0400Z-111027T2200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
516 PM PDT WED OCT 26 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATER THIS EVENING...EXCEPT ISOLATED
GUSTS TO 50 MPH NEAR LAGUNA PEAK. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
GENERALLY THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECTED TO DROP QUICKLY THIS EVENING TO
BELOW 15 PERCENT IN THE WINDY AREAS. PERIODS OF SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE COULD BE RAPID
SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
GOMBERG/SIRARD
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
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