Thursday, April 16, 2015

[californiadisasters] Santa Ana Wind Red Flag Warnings (04/15/14-PM) 



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY  SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS MUCH OF VENTURA  AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...    .THE ONGOING SANTA ANA EVENT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MOST OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES  THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ACROSS THE  MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON  INTO EVENING...THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY  MORNING...BUT WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH WEAKER THAN TODAY.  HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY WILL BE IN THE LOW TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS.  POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH WINDIER AREAS  STAYING IN THE TEENS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. WARMER AND SLIGHTLY  DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...WITH SINGLE DIGIT  HUMIDITIES BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD...ESPECIALLY FOR INLAND  AREAS...WHICH LIKELY WILL NOT FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE SEA BREEZE  UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW INTO  FRIDAY...BUT WINDS SHOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER BY THAT TIME.    CAZ246-253-254-161700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0300Z/  SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  250 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR  GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS  OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA  MOUNTAINS...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50    MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.    NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVERNIGHT    INTO THURSDAY MORNING...GENERALLY RANGING BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH    WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY BETWEEN 7 AND 15 PERCENT    TODAY...AND 5 TO 12 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY    TONIGHT WITH WIND PRONE AREAS REMAINING BELOW 20 PERCENT.    * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS    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  250 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY  SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS MUCH OF VENTURA  AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...    .THE ONGOING SANTA ANA EVENT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MOST OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES  THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ACROSS THE  MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON  INTO EVENING...THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY  MORNING...BUT WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH WEAKER THAN TODAY.  HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY WILL BE IN THE LOW TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS.  POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH WINDIER AREAS  STAYING IN THE TEENS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. WARMER AND SLIGHTLY  DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...WITH SINGLE DIGIT  HUMIDITIES BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD...ESPECIALLY FOR INLAND  AREAS...WHICH LIKELY WILL NOT FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE SEA BREEZE  UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW INTO  FRIDAY...BUT WINDS SHOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER BY THAT TIME.    CAZ244-245-288-547-161700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0300Z/  VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-  SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-  250 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR  GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VALLEYS  OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40    MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.    NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVERNIGHT    INTO THURSDAY MORNING...GENERALLY RANGING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH    WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN FAVORED    FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. ONSHORE SEA BREEZE 10 TO 20 MPH WILL    DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY 6 TO 15 PERCENT    TODAY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT ON THURSDAY.    * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS    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  250 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY  SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS MUCH OF VENTURA  AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...    .THE ONGOING SANTA ANA EVENT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE  WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MOST OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES  THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ACROSS THE  MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON  INTO EVENING...THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY  MORNING...BUT WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH WEAKER THAN TODAY.  HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY WILL BE IN THE LOW TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS.  POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH WINDIER AREAS  STAYING IN THE TEENS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. WARMER AND SLIGHTLY  DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...WITH SINGLE DIGIT  HUMIDITIES BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD...ESPECIALLY FOR INLAND  AREAS...WHICH LIKELY WILL NOT FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE SEA BREEZE  UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW INTO  FRIDAY...BUT WINDS SHOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER BY THAT TIME.    CAZ240-161700-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0300Z/  VENTURA COUNTY COASTS-  250 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR  GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA  COAST...    * WINDS AND TIMING...ONSHORE SEA BREEZE 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE    THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY 8 TO 20 PERCENT ON THURSDAY.    * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS    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.    &&    $$    GOMBERG/SUKUP
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  852 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES  THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS...    .SANTA ANA WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH  PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THE GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS  WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS  AND FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.    CAZ248-255-257-554-161200-  /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0000Z/  SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE-  SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF  THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-  INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL  FOREST-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-  852 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR  STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH    GUSTS TO 56 MPH.    * HUMIDITIES...AFTERNOON VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR    OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.    * TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONGER WINDS FOR LATE TONIGHT    INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.    * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.    OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF  STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL  CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.    &&    $$    ALBRIGHT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  852 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES  THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS...    .SANTA ANA WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH  PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THE GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS  WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS  AND FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.    CAZ250-256-258-161200-  /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.150416T0600Z-150417T0000Z/  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-  852 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR  STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    * WINDS...STRONGEST THURSDAY MORNING...WITH AREAS OF NORTHEAST    WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS    TO 55 MPH.    * HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT THURSDAY.    * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.    OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.    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.


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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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