Tuesday, November 18, 2014

[californiadisasters] Santa Ana Wind Red Flag Warnings (11/18/14-AM)



...RED FLAG WARNINGS UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE  MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO  GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    .GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS  MOST OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES UNDER  10 PERCENT WILL BE COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES AND  GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN RED FLAG  CRITERIA ACROSS AREAS MENTIONED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.    CAZ244-245-288-547-190000-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/  VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-  SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-  910 AM PST TUE NOV 18 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS  AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VALLEYS OF  LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES EXCEPT THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY...    * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40    MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUM 3 TO 8 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.    &&    $$    MW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  910 AM PST TUE NOV 18 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNINGS UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE  MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO  GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    .GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS  MOST OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES UNDER  10 PERCENT WILL BE COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES AND  GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN RED FLAG  CRITERIA ACROSS AREAS MENTIONED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.    CAZ246-253-254-190000-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/  SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  910 AM PST TUE NOV 18 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS  AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF  LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40    MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUM 3 TO 8 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  505 AM PST TUE NOV 18 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY FOR THE  KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...    .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING  GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS  THROUGH TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE RIDGES  AND THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS. WIDESPREAD DAYTIME HUMIDITIES IN  THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH VERY POOR  OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY. AS A RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF KERN COUNTY  THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.    CAZ295-182115-  /O.CON.KHNX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141119T0300Z/  KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  505 AM PST TUE NOV 18 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING  FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...    * AFFECTED AREA...KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 295.    * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20    TO 30 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE RIDGES AND    THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS.    * HUMIDITY...VERY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY THIS MORNING    WITH DAYTIME HUMIDITY 5 TO 10 PERCENT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.    * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE    POSSIBLE 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.    &&    $$    DCH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  238 AM PST TUE NOV 18 2014    ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 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 THROUGH TODAY.    CAZ242-248-255-257-190000-  /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/  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-  238 AM PST TUE NOV 18 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS  AFTERNOON FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS  AFTERNOON.    * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.    * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT.    * OUTLOOK...ONSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH A    GRADUAL INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES.    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  238 AM PST TUE NOV 18 2014    ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 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 THROUGH TODAY.    CAZ250-256-258-190000-  /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/  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-  238 AM PST TUE NOV 18 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS  AFTERNOON FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS  AFTERNOON.    * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.    * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT.    * OUTLOOK...ONSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH A    GRADUAL INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES.    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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