VOLCANO MADNESS

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

[californiadisasters] Fire Weather Watches For SoCal (11/01/11-AM)

...MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS 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. HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS. 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.

CAZ255-257-020130-
/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-
528 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

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

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT WITH POOR
   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.
 
&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
528 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS 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. HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE
 EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS. 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.

CAZ248-256-258-020130-
/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-
528 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 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 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT WITH POOR
  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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0

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

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[californiadisasters] Anniversary Reminder

Reminder from:		californiadisasters Yahoo! Group

Title:		1966 Loop Fire

Date:		Tuesday November 1, 2011
Time:		12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Repeats:		This event repeats every year.
Location:		Los Angeles County - Angeles National Forest
Notes:		On this date in 1966 the El Cariso Hotshots were fighting a Santa Ana Wind-driven wildfire in the foothills above San Fernando in Pacoima Canyon. A spot fire developed below them as they worked mid-slope with no safety zone and they were quickly enveloped in a blow-up situation. Ten hotshots were killed at the scene and two others later died of their burns and most of the remaining 19 members were critically burned.

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[californiadisasters] Santa Ana Wind Warnings (11/01/11-AM)

...MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS VENTURA AND
LOS ANGELES COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES...AS WELL AS CATALINA ISLAND...INDICATED THE
 DENSE FOG HAD DECREASED IN AREAL COVERAGE. THEREFORE...THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ALTHOUGH DENSE FOG
ADVISORIES ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT...PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL STILL
BE LIKELY ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN THROUGH MID MORNING.
 
LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD INTO THE GREAT BASIN...GENERATING WIDESPREAD GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES
 COUNTY...WHERE DAMAGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. OTHERWISE...
NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS ALL OF VENTURA COUNTY...AS WELL AS SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
AND SAN FERNANDO AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEYS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
 THE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY BY LATE AFTERNOON
ON WEDNESDAY.

CAZ054-012015-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0013.111102T0500Z-111102T2200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
 INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
503 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
   EXPECTED.

* TIMING...THE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...PEAK
  IN STRENGTH WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MANY
   MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS...MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
 OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1035 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND ON
 WEDNESDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER NEVADA AND UTAH WILL RESULT IN
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS...MAINLY BELOW CANYONS
AND PASSES LATE TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN
ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND THE IN THE EASTERN
 PORTION OF THE VALLEY AREAS LATE THIS EVENING...THEN SPREAD
WESTWARD AND SOUTHWARD DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS
WILL DROP OFF LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ048-057-020500-
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0014.111102T0500Z-111102T2100Z/
 SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
1035 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
 
THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS: THE WINDS WILL BE 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH.
   STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES NEAR THE
  MOUNTAINS.

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES WILL FALL LOCALLY TO BELOW 3 MILES IN
  BLOWING DUST.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN SOME
   LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR
  BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
 OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
 1035 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND ON
WEDNESDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER NEVADA AND UTAH WILL RESULT IN
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS...MAINLY BELOW CANYONS
 AND PASSES LATE TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN
ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND THE IN THE EASTERN
PORTION OF THE VALLEY AREAS LATE THIS EVENING...THEN SPREAD
WESTWARD AND SOUTHWARD DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS
 WILL DROP OFF LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ055-020500-
/O.EXB.KSGX.HW.W.0014.111102T0500Z-111102T2100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1035 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
 PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
   WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: THE WINDS WILL BE 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH.
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES NEAR THE
  MOUNTAINS.

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES WILL FALL LOCALLY TO BELOW 3 MILES IN
   BLOWING DUST.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN SOME
  LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR
  BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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

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[californiadisasters] Diablo Wind Advisories (11/01/11-AM)

...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON...

.NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A
WEATHER DISTURBANCE WHICH MOVED THROUGH EARLIER TODAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF INTERSTATE 5 IN THE WESTERN
 SACRAMENTO VALLEY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

CAZ016-017-020100-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111102T0100Z/
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHICO
 1138 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
   MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...DECREASING BY AROUND
  SUNSET.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE SACRAMENTO
  VALLEY.
 
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
 PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1138 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON...
 
.NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A
WEATHER DISTURBANCE WHICH MOVED THROUGH EARLIER TODAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF INTERSTATE 5 IN THE WESTERN
SACRAMENTO VALLEY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
 
CAZ018-020100-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111102T0100Z/
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
1138 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
 
* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
  MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...DECREASING BY AROUND
  SUNSET.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE EAST OF FAIRFIELD.
 
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
 PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mtr&wwa=wind%20advisory

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[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings For SoCal (11/01/11-AM)

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY
    FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR STRONG NORTHEAST
    WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
 
 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY
     FOR THE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES
    FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
 
 .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT...GENERATING
  A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT
 WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BE THE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD
 SANTA ANA EVENT WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR THIS SEASON...WITH LOS ANGELES
 AND VENTURA COUNTIES BEING THE FOCUS OF STRONGEST WINDS. PEAK WIND
  SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
 MORNING...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 TO 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...50 TO
 60 MPH IN THE VALLEYS...AND 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE VENTURA
 COASTAL PLAIN...AS WELL AS THE LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO
  HOLLYWOOD HILLS. AS THE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOP...HUMIDITIES
 WILL RAPIDLY LOWER TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS MOST OF THE
 WARNING AREA OVERNIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT READINGS
 EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
  LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL
 LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS
 WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNED POWER LINES. THE COMBINATION OF THESE STRONG
 OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS WILL BRING A HIGH
  RISK FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES
 SHOULD AN IGNITION OCCUR.
 
 CAZ253-254-012300-
 /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0006.111102T1200Z-111102T2200Z/
 /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0006.111102T0500Z-111103T0100Z/
  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
 LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
 1014 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011
 
 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT
  WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR
 STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
 RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
  HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT
 WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
 
 * WINDS...PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
   THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...NORTHEAST WINDS 25
    TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH THROUGH
   PASSES AND CANYONS.
 
 * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD
   SINGLE DIGIT READINGS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
  
 * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD LIKELY BE A
   RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT COULD 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 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.
 
  &&
 
 $$
 
 CAZ288-012300-
 /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0006.111102T1200Z-111102T2200Z/
 /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0006.111102T0500Z-111103T0100Z/
 SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
 1014 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011
 
 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT
  WEDNESDAY FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND
 LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
 RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
  HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT
 WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
 
 * WINDS...PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
   THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...NORTHEAST WINDS 25
    TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
 
 * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD
   SINGLE DIGIT READINGS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
 
 * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD LIKELY BE A
    RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT COULD 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 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.
 
 &&
 
 $$
 
 CAZ244-245-012300-
 /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0006.111102T1200Z-111102T2200Z/
  /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0006.111102T0700Z-111103T0100Z/
 VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
 1014 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011
 
 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
  WEDNESDAY FOR THE VENTURA VALLEYS FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND
 LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
 RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
  HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
 WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
 
 * WINDS...PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
   THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...NORTHEAST WINDS 25
    TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...EXCEPT
   ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE HILLS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
   FOCUSED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. 
 
 * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD
    SINGLE DIGIT READINGS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
 
 * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD LIKELY BE A
   RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT COULD 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 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.
 
 
 &&
 
 $$
 
 CAZ547-012300-
 /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0006.111102T1200Z-111102T2200Z/
 /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0006.111102T0700Z-111103T0100Z/
 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
  1014 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011
 
 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
 WEDNESDAY FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS
 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
  RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
 HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
 WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
 
 * WINDS...PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
    THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...NORTHEAST WINDS 20
   TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST
   WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS.
 
 * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD
    SINGLE DIGIT READINGS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
 
 * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD LIKELY BE A
   RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT COULD 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 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.
 
 &&
 
 $$
 
 CAZ246-012300-
 /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0006.111102T1200Z-111102T2200Z/
 /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0006.111102T0700Z-111103T0100Z/
 SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
  1014 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011
 
 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
 WEDNESDAY FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS
 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
  RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
 HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
 WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
 
 * WINDS...PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
    THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...NORTHEAST WINDS 25
   TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...EXCEPT
   ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH NEAR LAGUNA PEAK.
 
 * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD
    SINGLE DIGIT READINGS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
 
 * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD LIKELY BE A
   RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT COULD 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 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.
 
 &&
 
 $$
 
 CAZ548-012300-
 /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0006.111102T0700Z-111103T0100Z/
 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
 1014 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011
 
  ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
 WEDNESDAY FOR THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND
 LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
  RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
 HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
 WEDNESDAY.
 
 * WINDS...PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
   THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...NORTHEAST WINDS 15
    TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS
   BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AND IN THE HILLS.
 
 * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD
   SINGLE DIGIT READINGS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
  
 * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD LIKELY BE A
   RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT COULD 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 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.
 
  
 &&
 
 $$
 
 CAZ240-241-012300-
 /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0006.111102T0700Z-111103T0100Z/
 VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
 LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
 1014 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011
  
 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
 WEDNESDAY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY
 FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW
 HUMIDITY...
  
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
 RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
 HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
 WEDNESDAY.
  
 * WINDS...PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
   THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...NORTHEAST WINDS 20
   TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THE
   STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN OF VENTURA
    COUNTY AS WELL AS THE LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD
   HILLS. 
 
 * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD
   SINGLE DIGIT READINGS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
 
  * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD LIKELY BE A
   RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT COULD 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 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.
 
  &&
 
 $$
 
 GOMBERG
 
 FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
 WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)

Source: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?wfo=lox&sid=LOX&pil=RFW

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[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings For Bay Area (11/01/11-AM)

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS
 FROM THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING...
 
 .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE ALREADY DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NORTH
 AND EAST BAY HILLS EARLY THIS MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
  WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS HUMIDITY VALUES
 CONTINUE TO DRY OUT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL END BY THIS EVENING
 BUT VERY DRY AIR WILL STAY IN PLACE AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
 
 CAZ507-511-012315-
  /O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0004.111101T1300Z-111102T1300Z/
 NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
 416 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011
 
 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
 FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY
  HILLS...
 
 A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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 EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN SPREAD INTO THE EAST BAY HILLS
   DURING THE MID-MORNING HOURS. BY THIS AFTERNOON THE OFFSHORE
   WINDS WILL REACH THE COASTAL HILLS OF MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTY.
 
 * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH.
  
 * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...30 TO 40 PERCENT AT SUNRISE...LOWERING 12 TO
   25 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY WITH LITTLE OR NO HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT.
 
 * 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...
 WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO (ALL LOWER CASE)

Source: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?wfo=mtr&sid=MTR&pil=RFW

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[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (11/01/11-7AM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
11/01	0700	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. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=lox

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

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