869  
WWUS86 KLOX 212232  
RFWLOX  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
332 PM PDT SAT JUN 21 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG TO  
DAMAGING NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
THE I-5 CORRIDOR, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS, VENTURA  
COUNTY MOUNTAINS, AND ANTELOPE VALLEY INCLUDING WESTERN  
FOOTHILLS...  
 
.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL  
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG AND LOCALLY  
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BE MOST  
FOCUSED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS, VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS, I- 5  
CORRIDOR, AND ANTELOPE VALLEY INCLUDING THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS.  
THESE STRONGER WINDS COMBINED WITH HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO BETWEEN  
10 AND 25 PERCENT WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS TO THESE AREAS, RESULTING IN THE RED FLAG WARNING VALID  
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WHILE LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS ARE  
STILL EXPECTED TO SURFACE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SANTA  
YNEZ RANGE TONIGHT, IT NO LONGER APPEARS THEY WILL HAVE A  
SUFFICIENT DURATION OF STRONG WIND/LOW HUMIDITY OVERLAP, RESULTING  
IN THE CANCELLATION OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THIS AREA, AND  
JUST INCLUDING THEM WITH BRIEF CRITICAL HEADLINES. AREAS IN A RED  
FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST  
RISK FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR, WITH THE  
THREAT OF LONG RANGE SPOTTING.  
 
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS-  
SOUTHERN VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  
NORTHERN VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR-  
WESTERN ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS-ANTELOPE VALLEY-  
332 PM PDT SAT JUN 21 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR  
STRONG TO DAMAGING NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY FOR THE I-5 CORRIDOR, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTERIOR  
MOUNTAINS, VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS, AND ANTELOPE VALLEY  
INCLUDING WESTERN FOOTHILLS...  
 
* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS OF  
50 TO 65 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AREAS OF HUMIDITY 10 TO 25 PERCENT,  
GRADUALLY RISING LATE TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS, CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE  
FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR, RAPID FIRE GROWTH, AND LONG RANGE  
SPOTTING, WHICH COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. USE EXTREME CAUTION  
WITH ANYTHING THAT CAN SPARK A WILDFIRE. RESIDENTS NEAR  
INTERFACES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF A WILDFIRE BREAKS  
OUT. SEE READYFORWILDFIRE.ORG AND WILDFIRERISK.ORG FOR  
INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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