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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Red Flags: Critical fire weather - Southern California

Red flag warnings of critical fire weather throughout Southern California.
Event: Fire: RED FLAG WARNING
Levels: Immediate - Severe - Observed
Expires: 15:00 PDT on 2008-10-23
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
Headline: RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Description: A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. IN ADDITION... LIGHT OFFSHORE BREEZES AND NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Instructions: A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND CRITICAL FUELS 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 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
VENTURA COUNTY COASTS-
Update sent at 10:02 PDT on 2008-10-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
Update sent at 10:02 PDT on 2008-10-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
Update sent at 10:02 PDT on 2008-10-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
Update sent at 10:02 PDT on 2008-10-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING AND AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
Update sent at 10:02 PDT on 2008-10-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
Update sent at 10:02 PDT on 2008-10-23

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING AND AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
Update sent at 10:01 PDT on 2008-10-23

RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COASTS INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
Cancel sent at 10:01 PDT on 2008-10-23

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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Red Flags: Critical fire weather - Southern California

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