Monday, November 17, 2014

[californiadisasters] Santa Ana Wind Red Flag Warnings (Expanded) - 11/17/14-AM



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM PST MONDAY OVER MUCH  OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW  HUMIDITIES...    .STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN COMBINED WITH  MODERATE AND COLD NORTHERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE  A MODERATE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  COUNTIES. THE WINDS HAVE PEAKED ALREADY...WITH WEAKER BUT STILL  GUSTY WINDS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AND POSSIBLY THROUGH TUESDAY.  MEANWHILE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT WITH POOR  OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE COMMON...DESPITE THIS BEING A  RELATIVELY COLD WIND EVENT. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE  EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNINGS MAY NEED TO  BE EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY FOR PARTS OF THE AREA...BUT WILL WAIT  TO SEE HOW CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON MONDAY BEFORE MAKING THAT  DECISION.    CAZ241-172030-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141118T0400Z/  LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-  317 PM PST SUN NOV 16 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST MONDAY FOR  GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE HOLLYWOOD  HILLS...    * WINDS...FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH MONDAY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. POOR    OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES UNDER 25 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD    BE EXPECTED IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.    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.    &&    $$    KITTELL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  317 PM PST SUN NOV 16 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM PST MONDAY OVER MUCH  OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW  HUMIDITIES...    .STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN COMBINED WITH  MODERATE AND COLD NORTHERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE  A MODERATE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  COUNTIES. THE WINDS HAVE PEAKED ALREADY...WITH WEAKER BUT STILL  GUSTY WINDS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AND POSSIBLY THROUGH TUESDAY.  MEANWHILE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT WITH POOR  OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE COMMON...DESPITE THIS BEING A  RELATIVELY COLD WIND EVENT. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE  EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNINGS MAY NEED TO  BE EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY FOR PARTS OF THE AREA...BUT WILL WAIT  TO SEE HOW CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON MONDAY BEFORE MAKING THAT  DECISION.    CAZ240-244-245-288-547-172030-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141118T0400Z/  VENTURA COUNTY COAST-VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-  VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-  317 PM PST SUN NOV 16 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST MONDAY FOR  THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS AND  COAST...    * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH    BECOMING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY EARLY MONDAY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUM 3 TO 8 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT    RECOVERIES UNDER 25 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD    BE EXPECTED IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.    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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  317 PM PST SUN NOV 16 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM PST MONDAY OVER MUCH  OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW  HUMIDITIES...    .STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN COMBINED WITH  MODERATE AND COLD NORTHERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE  A MODERATE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  COUNTIES. THE WINDS HAVE PEAKED ALREADY...WITH WEAKER BUT STILL  GUSTY WINDS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AND POSSIBLY THROUGH TUESDAY.  MEANWHILE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT WITH POOR  OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE COMMON...DESPITE THIS BEING A  RELATIVELY COLD WIND EVENT. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE  EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNINGS MAY NEED TO  BE EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY FOR PARTS OF THE AREA...BUT WILL WAIT  TO SEE HOW CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON MONDAY BEFORE MAKING THAT  DECISION.    CAZ246-253-254-172030-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141118T0400Z/  SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  317 PM PST SUN NOV 16 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST MONDAY FOR  GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES  AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60    MPH BECOMING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY EARLY MONDAY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUM 3 TO 8 PERCENT. VERY POOR    OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES UNDER 15 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD    BE EXPECTED IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.    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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  439 AM PST MON NOV 17 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MONDAY FOR THE  KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...    .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WITH STRONG NORTHERLY  FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A MODERATE OFFSHORE WIND THROUGH THIS  EVENING. GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KERN  COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE  PASSES AND CANYONS...MAINLY FROM THE TEHACHAPI AREA WESTWARD.  DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER  TEENS THROUGH TUESDAY WITH VERY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY.  AS A RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS  THE MOUNTAINS OF KERN COUNTY THROUGH TODAY AND POSSIBLY INTO  TUESDAY.    CAZ295-172100-  /O.CON.KHNX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141118T0400Z/  KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  439 AM PST MON NOV 17 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING  FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...    * AFFECTED AREA...THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE    295...ESPECIALLY FROM THE TEHACHAPI AREA WEST TO INTERSTATE 5    NEAR FRAZIER PARK.    * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO    40 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE PASSES AND    CANYONS.    * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY 5 TO 15 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY    RECOVERY UNDER 25 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS.    * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD    BE EXPECTED IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.    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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE  APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG  WARNING.    &&    $$    DS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  245 AM PST MON NOV 17 2014    ...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 8 PM PST TODAY FOR THE SAN  BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...THE INLAND  EMPIRE...THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY  MOUNTAINS...THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND THE SAN DIEGO  COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE GUSTY  EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES INTO TUESDAY.    CAZ242-248-255-257-172230-  /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141118T0400Z/  ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-  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-  245 AM PST MON NOV 17 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING  FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.    * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS    TO 45 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT...WITH    POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.    * OUTLOOK...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL    CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY.    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.    &&    $$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  245 AM PST MON NOV 17 2014    ...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 8 PM PST TODAY FOR THE SAN  BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...THE INLAND  EMPIRE...THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY  MOUNTAINS...THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND THE SAN DIEGO  COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE GUSTY  EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES INTO TUESDAY.    CAZ250-256-258-172230-  /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141118T0400Z/  SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO  NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE  CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-  245 AM PST MON NOV 17 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING  FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.    * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.    ISOLATED GUSTS TO 55 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT...WITH    POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.    * OUTLOOK...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL    CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY.    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.    &&    $$    HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO    FOR A DETAILED MAP OF THE HAZARD:  WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=SGX
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