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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Extremely Critical Fire Weather - Southern California

...Extremely Critical Fire Weather Area In Parts Of Southern California...
Very strong and gusty Santa Ana winds continue across the mountains and interior valleys of southern California. Sustained winds up to 50 MPH with gusts over 75 MPH, near record temperatures in the 90s to near 100 F, afternoon relative humidity between 4% to 8%, have combined with long term drought and made fire weather conditions extremely critical across parts of southern California.

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Updated: 17:05 PDT on 2007-10-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR PROLONGED VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COAST-
Update sent at 16:20 PDT on 2007-10-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR PROLONGED VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NORTH COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
Update sent at 16:20 PDT on 2007-10-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR PROLONGED VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
Update sent at 16:20 PDT on 2007-10-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
Update sent at 16:20 PDT on 2007-10-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
Update sent at 16:20 PDT on 2007-10-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
Update sent at 16:20 PDT on 2007-10-23

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO... VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL AS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SOUTH COAST AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCEPT FOR ANTELOPE VALLEY FOR PROLONGED VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST-
Update sent at 16:20 PDT on 2007-10-23

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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Extremely Critical Fire Weather - Southern California

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