Sunday, July 1, 2007

[EDIS] Red flag warning in effect through monday evening for the mountains of santa barbara... ventura... and los angeles counties... as well

[EDIS] Red flag warning in effect through monday evening for the mountains of santa barbara... ventura... and los angeles counties... as well as the santa barbara south coast... due to gusty winds and low humidities

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST

.A VERY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS...RESULTING IN SUNDOWNER WIND CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH NIGHTTIME HOURS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE GUSTY SUNDOWNER WIND WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ALONG WIND EXPOSED PORTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST. THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL ALSO BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR DURING THIS PERIOD... WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. ... RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT MONDAY NIGHT. FROM TODAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE NIGHTTIME THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY WINDS...THERE WILL BE VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOUNTAIN AREAS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH A LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS...AND SINGLE DIGITS. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.

Instruction:
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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

Area: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-

Affected Counties: Monterey, Santa Barbara, Kings, San Bernardino, Kern, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Orange, Los Angeles

Sent: 2007-07-01T09:48:15-07:00

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