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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
242 PM PDT MON OCT 15 2018
...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES...
...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SANTA BARBARA AND SAN
LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CUYAMA
VALLEY...
.SANTA ANA WINDS REMAIN RATHER STOUT THIS AFTERNOON, BUT WILL
BACK OFF THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE PICKING UP AGAIN
OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 45-55 MPH
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 35-45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
FAVORED AREAS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES, THEN DECREASE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL NOT RECOVER MUCH OVERNIGHT WITH
MANY AREAS REMAINING BETWEEN 10-20 PERCENT, THEN DROPPING BACK
INTO SINGLE DIGITS ON TUESDAY. IN ADDITION, MARGINAL RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTH COUNTRY OF SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY AND ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS DUE
TO SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY AND LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS
THROUGH TUESDAY.
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF EXTENDING THE RED FLAG IN A FEW
LOCATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT, MAINLY FOR THE FOOTHILLS ON THE DOWNSLOPE
SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO POOR RECOVERIES AND LOCALLY GUSTY
WINDS.
ANOTHER WEAK SANTA ANA EVENT IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.
CAZ246-253-254-161845-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-181017T0300Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
242 PM PDT MON OCT 15 2018
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. ISOLATED
GUSTS TO 60 MPH WESTERN PEAKS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUMS 4 TO 10 PERCENT. POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.
* TEMPERATURES...DAILY MAXIMUMS 75 TO 85 DEGREES WARMER
LOCATIONS.
* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS, CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WHICH WOULD THREATEN LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. USE EXTREME CAUTION NEAR
FIRE IGNITION SOURCES.
CAZ240-244-245-288-547-161845-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-181017T0300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
242 PM PDT MON OCT 15 2018
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS AND
COAST AS WELL AS THE SANTA CLARITA AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS...
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...DAILY MAXIMUMS 80 TO 90 DEGREES.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUMS 4 TO 10 PERCENT. POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.
* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS, CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WHICH WOULD THREATEN LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. USE EXTREME CAUTION NEAR
FIRE IGNITION SOURCES.
CAZ241-548-161845-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-181017T0300Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
242 PM PDT MON OCT 15 2018
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE HILLS AND CANYONS OF THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY...
* WINDS...IN THE HILLS AND CANYONS, NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUMS 4 TO 10 PERCENT. POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.
* TEMPERATURES...DAILY MAXIMUMS 81 TO 91 DEGREES.
* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS, CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WHICH WOULD THREATEN LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. USE EXTREME CAUTION NEAR
FIRE IGNITION SOURCES.
CAZ238-251-252-161845-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-181017T0300Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
242 PM PDT MON OCT 15 2018
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR OVER THE SANTA BARBARA AND SAN
LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CUYAMA
VALLEY...
* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUMS 4 TO 10 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES MAINLY 20-35 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS, CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WHICH WOULD THREATEN LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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