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Friday, October 5, 2007

FIRE WEATHER WATCH - Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles

[EDIS] fire weather watch in effect for gusty santa ana winds and low humidities for the mountains and valleys of ventura and los angeles counties from saturday evening through sunday evening

-VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-

SANTA ANA WINDS WILL VERY LIKELY DEVELOP AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN SATURDAY NIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL SHARPLY AS THE DRY OFFSHORE WINDS DESCEND OVER THE COASTAL SLOPES AND VALLEYS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND AVERAGE IN THE TEENS BY SUNDAY MORNING...PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WHILE THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN THE STRENGTH OF THE GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS PEAK SPEEDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY AND TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY. ... FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD OFFSHORE WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 25 MPH AND GUSTY WITH HIGHEST SPEEDS SUNDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL SHARPLY INTO THE UPPER TO MID TEENS SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

Instruction:
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

Area: VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-

Affected Counties or parts of: Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles,

Sent: 2007-10-05T13:52:40-07:00

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

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Friday, October 5, 2007

FIRE WEATHER WATCH - Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles

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