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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
128 PM PDT TUE JUL 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ALONG WITH
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HOT TEMPERATURES FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY...
.STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS, HOT TEMPERATURES, AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE-
WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTHWESTERN COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTHEASTERN COAST-
SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS WESTERN RANGE-
SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS EASTERN RANGE-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR-
128 PM PDT TUE JUL 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PDT
THURSDAY FOR STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ALONG WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HOT TEMPERATURES FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH
COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35
TO 55 MPH, STRONGEST IN SUNDOWNER WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHERN
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT.
* 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. THE HOT AIR
MASS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH.
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 WILDLAND
INTERFACES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF A WILDFIRE BREAKS
OUT. SEE READYFORWILDFIRE.ORG AND WILDFIRERISK.ORG FOR
INFORMATION.
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