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Thursday, July 5, 2007

Gmail - [EDIS] Red flag warning low relative humidities

[EDIS] red flag warning now in effect until 9 pm pdt friday due to a prolonged period of low relative humidities

VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXIST IN THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 4000 FT ASL. AS A RESULT... MANY LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT WITH SOME SITES ACTUALLY FALLING BELOW 5 PERCENT... MAINLY DURING THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REACH WELL INTO THE 90S AND EVEN EXCEED 100 DEGREES IN A FEW PLACES IN THE AFTERNOON.

Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING NOW. A COMBINATION OF 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: VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-

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

Sent: 2007-07-05T09:41:16-07:00

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Gmail - [EDIS] Red flag warning low relative humidities

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