Red Flags and Fire Watch Warnings: Southern California

Monday, June 23, 2008

Red Flags and Fire Watch Warnings: Southern California

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY. AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FOCUSED ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS... INCLUDING GAVIOTA AND SAN MARCOS PASSES AS WELL AS LAS
FLORES CANYON. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS WIND PRONE AREAS... WITH FOOTHILL HUMIDITIES LOCALLY FALLING INTO SINGLE DIGITS.

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...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND RAPIDLY
LOWERING FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY DUE TO PERIODS OF NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
Update sent at 15:30 PDT on 2008-06-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY DUE TO PERIODS OF NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
Update sent at 15:30 PDT on 2008-06-23

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES DUE TO PERIODS OF NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
Update sent at 15:30 PDT on 2008-06-23

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
Update sent at 15:05 PDT on 2008-06-23

GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED AGAIN OVER SANTA BARBARA COUNTY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Likely
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
Update sent at 15:05 PDT on 2008-06-23

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EHRENBERG... PARKER... BOUSE... QUARTZSITE... SALOME... SAN LUIS... SOMERTON... YUMA... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... DATELAND... TACNA... WELLTON... BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER... EAGLE MTN... BRAWLEY... CALEXICO... EL CENTRO... GLAMIS... IMPERIAL... AND THE SALTON SEA
Alert sent at 10:13 PDT on 2008-06-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY DUE TO PERIODS OF GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
Update sent at 09:28 PDT on 2008-06-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY DUE TO PERIODS OF NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
Update sent at 09:28 PDT on 2008-06-23

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES DUE TO PERIODS OF NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
Update sent at 09:28 PDT on 2008-06-23

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT TUESDAY	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
Alert sent at 09:11 PDT on 2008-06-23

GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS EXCEPTED AGAIN OVER SANTA BARBARA COUNTY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Likely
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
Alert sent at 09:11 PDT on 2008-06-23

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