It's been quite windy here in Northridge for a few hours. Do not ever recall having a Santa Ana in the end of June.
Jason
In a message dated 6/20/2013 12:53:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, kimnoyes@gmail.com writes:
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE. .INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS... ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...RESULTING IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THESE AREAS. A SURGE OF DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. CAZ252-201700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130620T1700Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 250 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE... * WINDS AND TIMING...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE FROM THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS TODAY...WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY 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 EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ MW
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 250 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE. .INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS... ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...RESULTING IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THESE AREAS. A SURGE OF DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. CAZ253-254-201700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130620T1700Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 250 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE FOCUSED NEAR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS TODAY...WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY 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 EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
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