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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

FIRE WEATHER WATCH - SUNDOWNERS

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA IN THE WAKE OF A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF NORTH... SUNDOWNER...WINDS TO THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE VERY LOW WITH FUELS CONTINUING AT CRITICAL LEVELS. AS A RESULT...THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE 10 HOUR...100 HOUR...AND 1000 HOUR DEAD FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE EXTREMELY LOW.

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.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
Alert sent at 15:31 PST on 2008-11-18

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

FIRE WEATHER WATCH - SUNDOWNERS

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