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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
246 PM PDT WED JUL 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE INTERIOR
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES, VENTURA, SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES, AS
WELL AS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FOR HOT, DRY, AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS...
.GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS, HOT TEMPERATURES, AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE-
WEATHER CONDITIONS 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-
246 PM PDT WED JUL 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE INTERIOR
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES, VENTURA, SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES, AS WELL AS
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FOR HOT, DRY, AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS...
* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30
TO 50 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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