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Monday, October 31, 2011

[californiadisasters] Santa Ana Wind Weather Bulletin (10/31/11-PM)



...SANTA ANA EVENT LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

A COLD AIR MASS SETTLING INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY WILL
DEVELOP A STRONG SURFACE HIGH OVER NEVADA. THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL BRING AN OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN TO THE REGION BEGINNING
TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING...WITH
PEAK INTENSITY EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. WITH THE AIR
MASS WARMING AND DRYING AS IT IS FORCED OVER THE AREA
MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DETERIORATE TO
CRITICAL LEVELS ON WEDNESDAY AS THE DRY AIR COMBINES WITH STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS.

RESIDENTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY COASTS...VALLEYS...AND MOUNTAINS SHOULD
EXPECT BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ON WEDNESDAY. PARKING
RESTRICTIONS MAY TAKE PLACE IN SOME LOCATIONS WITHIN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA.

IF TRAVELING IN A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE...SUCH AS A MOTOR HOME OR
SEMI-TRAILER...THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON
WEDNESDAY...IT ADVISED THAT YOU MAKE YOUR TRAVEL PLANS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEVELOPING WINDY WEATHER PATTERN. OPERATORS
OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO ALTER THEIR ROUTES OR DELAY
TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO CAPABLE
OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES.

FOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND UPDATES ON THIS SANTA ANA WIND
EVENT...STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL
MEDIA SOURCE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

$$

HALL/SMITH

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=lox&wwa=special%20weather%20statement

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[californiadisasters] High Wind Watch - LACo (10/31/11-PM)



...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.A VERY SHALLOW MARINE LAYER WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF DENSE FOG
TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST AND CATALINA ISLAND TONIGHT INTO
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH VISIBILITIES LOWERING TO ONE QUARTER
MILE OR LESS. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT ADDITIONAL DENSE FOG
ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS...AS
WELL AS THE SAN GABRIEL AND SANTA YNEZ VALLEYS.

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES
COUNTY...WHERE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

CAZ054-010530-
/O.NEW.KLOX.HW.A.0011.111102T0500Z-111102T2200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
223 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65
MPH.

* TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE
PEAKING LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG MANY MOUNTAIN
ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

KITTELL

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=lox&wwa=high%20wind%20watch

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[californiadisasters] Fire Weather Watches - SoCal (10/31/11-PM)



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND MOST VALLEYS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...

.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NEVADA AND UTAH TUESDAY NIGHT IS
EXPECTED TO BRING ABOUT A MODERATE OFFSHORE WIND EVENT ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE PASSES AND CANYONS
OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...PEAK WIND GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50
MPH EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS. HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE
CRITICAL LEVELS AT THE ONSET OF THE OFFSHORE WIND EVENT... BUT
WILL LIKELY LOWER INTO THE TEENS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... AND
POSSIBLY SINGLE DIGITS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE THE GREATEST PROBABILITY OF
HAVING 6 HOURS OR MORE OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON
WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER IT NOW APPEARS MORE LIKELY THAT THE MANY
VALLEY AREAS WILL ALSO SEE SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. FOR THIS REASON...ALL VALLEYS OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES...EXCEPT THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY...HAVE BEEN ADDED
TO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

CAZ288-011700-
/O.EXA.KLOX.FW.A.0006.111102T1200Z-111102T2200Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
247 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES
FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...STRONGEST
IN THE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...THEN FALLING TO 10 PERCENT OR LOWER BY LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR 6 HOURS OR MORE...WHICH COULD
RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR
FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR
LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
247 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND MOST VALLEYS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...

.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NEVADA AND UTAH TUESDAY NIGHT IS
EXPECTED TO BRING ABOUT A MODERATE OFFSHORE WIND EVENT ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE PASSES AND CANYONS
OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...PEAK WIND GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50
MPH EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS. HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE
CRITICAL LEVELS AT THE ONSET OF THE OFFSHORE WIND EVENT... BUT
WILL LIKELY LOWER INTO THE TEENS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... AND
POSSIBLY SINGLE DIGITS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE THE GREATEST PROBABILITY OF
HAVING 6 HOURS OR MORE OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON
WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER IT NOW APPEARS MORE LIKELY THAT THE MANY
VALLEY AREAS WILL ALSO SEE SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. FOR THIS REASON...ALL VALLEYS OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES...EXCEPT THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY...HAVE BEEN ADDED
TO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

CAZ246-011700-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.A.0006.111102T1200Z-111102T2200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
247 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...STRONGEST THROUGH
PASSES AND CANYONS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING INTO THE TEENS EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND POSSIBLY SINGLE DIGITS BY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR 6 HOURS OR MORE...WHICH COULD
RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
247 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND MOST VALLEYS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...

.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NEVADA AND UTAH TUESDAY NIGHT IS
EXPECTED TO BRING ABOUT A MODERATE OFFSHORE WIND EVENT ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE PASSES AND CANYONS
OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...PEAK WIND GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50
MPH EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS. HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE
CRITICAL LEVELS AT THE ONSET OF THE OFFSHORE WIND EVENT... BUT
WILL LIKELY LOWER INTO THE TEENS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... AND
POSSIBLY SINGLE DIGITS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE THE GREATEST PROBABILITY OF
HAVING 6 HOURS OR MORE OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON
WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER IT NOW APPEARS MORE LIKELY THAT THE MANY
VALLEY AREAS WILL ALSO SEE SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. FOR THIS REASON...ALL VALLEYS OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES...EXCEPT THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY...HAVE BEEN ADDED
TO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

CAZ244-245-011700-
/O.EXA.KLOX.FW.A.0006.111102T1200Z-111102T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
247 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...STRONGEST
IN THE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE
SANTA CLARA RIVER VALLEY AND SURROUNDING HILLS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...THEN FALLING TO 10 PERCENT OR LOWER BY LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR 6 HOURS OR MORE...WHICH COULD
RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR
FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR
LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
247 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND MOST VALLEYS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...

.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NEVADA AND UTAH TUESDAY NIGHT IS
EXPECTED TO BRING ABOUT A MODERATE OFFSHORE WIND EVENT ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE PASSES AND CANYONS
OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...PEAK WIND GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50
MPH EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS. HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE
CRITICAL LEVELS AT THE ONSET OF THE OFFSHORE WIND EVENT... BUT
WILL LIKELY LOWER INTO THE TEENS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... AND
POSSIBLY SINGLE DIGITS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE THE GREATEST PROBABILITY OF
HAVING 6 HOURS OR MORE OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON
WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER IT NOW APPEARS MORE LIKELY THAT THE MANY
VALLEY AREAS WILL ALSO SEE SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. FOR THIS REASON...ALL VALLEYS OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES...EXCEPT THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY...HAVE BEEN ADDED
TO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

CAZ547-011700-
/O.EXA.KLOX.FW.A.0006.111102T1200Z-111102T2200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
247 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...STRONGEST
IN THE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
WESTERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY. THESE AREAS INCLUDE PORTER
RANCH...CHATSWORTH...AND SURROUNDING HILLS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...THEN FALLING TO 10 PERCENT OR LOWER BY LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR 6 HOURS OR MORE...WHICH COULD
RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR
FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR
LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
247 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND MOST VALLEYS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...

.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NEVADA AND UTAH TUESDAY NIGHT IS
EXPECTED TO BRING ABOUT A MODERATE OFFSHORE WIND EVENT ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE PASSES AND CANYONS
OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...PEAK WIND GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50
MPH EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS. HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE
CRITICAL LEVELS AT THE ONSET OF THE OFFSHORE WIND EVENT... BUT
WILL LIKELY LOWER INTO THE TEENS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... AND
POSSIBLY SINGLE DIGITS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE THE GREATEST PROBABILITY OF
HAVING 6 HOURS OR MORE OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON
WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER IT NOW APPEARS MORE LIKELY THAT THE MANY
VALLEY AREAS WILL ALSO SEE SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. FOR THIS REASON...ALL VALLEYS OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES...EXCEPT THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY...HAVE BEEN ADDED
TO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

CAZ253-254-011700-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.A.0006.111102T1200Z-111102T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
247 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...STRONGEST THROUGH
PASSES AND CANYONS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING INTO THE TEENS EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND POSSIBLY SINGLE DIGITS BY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR 6 HOURS OR MORE...WHICH COULD
RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
849 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...VERY GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY ON
WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE INCREASING OFFSHORE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS LIKELY TO GENERATE NORTHEAST
WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER THE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO FALL
BELOW 15 PERCENT UNTIL LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING...EXCEPT NEAR THE
COASTAL AREAS WHERE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ABOVE 25 PERCENT. BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WIND GUSTS SHOULD DIMINISH
BELOW 35 MPH. MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...HOWEVER HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS AGAIN THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

CAZ248-256-258-011300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.A.0001.111102T1600Z-111103T0200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
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-
849 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...LOCALLY
REACHING 45 MPH NEAR THE BANNING PASS AND I-8 CORRIDOR.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 10 PERCENT IN THE
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SOME OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* TIMING...9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* OUTLOOK...HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO RECOVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE
FLOW TURNS ONSHORE. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED AGAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

SS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
849 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...VERY GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY ON
WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE INCREASING OFFSHORE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS LIKELY TO GENERATE NORTHEAST
WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER THE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO FALL
BELOW 15 PERCENT UNTIL LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING...EXCEPT NEAR THE
COASTAL AREAS WHERE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ABOVE 25 PERCENT. BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WIND GUSTS SHOULD DIMINISH
BELOW 35 MPH. MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...HOWEVER HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS AGAIN THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

CAZ255-257-011300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.A.0001.111102T1200Z-111103T0200Z/
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-
849 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. STRONGEST WINDS
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 10 PERCENT IN THE
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* TIMING... 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 PM WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

* OUTLOOK...HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO RECOVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE
FLOW TURNS ONSHORE. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED AGAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=lox&wwa=fire%20weather%20watch

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[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - Bay Area (10/31/11-PM)



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS
FROM 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIG INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT INTO
EARLY TUESDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS TROUGH A SURFACE HIGH WILL
RAPIDLY BUILD OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN NEVADA.
THIS WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
OVER THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME...MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE
INTO THE AREA...RESULTING IN VERY POOR TO NO RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST
BAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO RAPIDLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE
WEDNESDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS.

CAZ507-511-011300-
/O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0004.111101T1300Z-111102T1300Z/
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
217 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH
AND EAST BAY HILLS...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL INITIALLY ARRIVE IN THE NAPA COUNTY
HILLS BY EARLY TUESDAY AND THEN SPREAD INTO THE EAST BAY HILLS
DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. BY LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL REACH THE COASTAL HILLS OF MARIN AND
SONOMA COUNTY.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE PEAK
HEATING HOURS OF TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 30-45 PERCENT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
LOWERING TO 15-20% TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS DURING THE PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SUPPRESS WITH RAPID
RATES OF SPREAD. PRESCRIBED AND BACKYARD BURNERS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION DURING THIS RED FLAG EVENT.

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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO (ALL LOWER CASE)

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mtr&wwa=red%20flag%20warning

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[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (10/31/11-6PM)



Date

Time

News and Notes

10/31

1800

South Ops GACC today welcomed Fire Chiefs Philippe Delquie and Pierre Bisone, visiting the southland from France through the cooperative USDA-Forest Service's International Program. They will be visiting national forests, national parks, and local fire agencies during their 12-day stay in Southern California.

10/30

0800

The National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a Red flag Warning which is in effect until 1500 hrs PDT today for the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties with breezy offshore winds and very low relative humilities.  Some areas may see northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph through the passes and canyons, but diminishing late this afternoon. Relative humidity readings also may dip below 10 percent through this afternoon with very poor overnight recoveries under 20 percent. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=lox

10/28

1800

Light initial attack in the GACC today.

10/27

0830

It was 18 years ago today that the Laguna fire burned 14,337 acres in Orange County and damaged or destroyed 441 homes, causing an estimated $528 million dollars in damages. http://www.cccarto.com/cal_wildfire/lagunabeach/fire.html

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

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[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (October 31)



On This Date In California Weather History....

2003: This was the last day that no measurable rain fell in San Diego for 181 consecutive days.
This second longest dry streak on record began on 5.3.

1995: The Bakersfield Weather Service Office issued its last products as forecast responsibility was transferred to the San Joaquin Valley Weather Forecast Office in Hanford.

1987: Heavy rain hit Mt. Wilson with 3.14 inches in 24 hours.
Numerous mudslides occurred in the area.
Three died and 25 were injured in weather-related auto accidents.
2.34 inches fell in Mt. Laguna, 1.28 inches in Alpine, and 1.10 inches in El Cajon causing minor flooding problems.

1974: A funnel cloud was sighted southeast of Castle AFB in Merced.

1949: Fresno had its latest 90-degree day.

1935:
It was 34° in Santa Ana, the lowest temperature on record for October.
This also occurred on 10.21.1949 and 10.12.1924.

Source: NWS Hanford & San Diego


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