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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Red Flags Tuesday thru Thursday - Santa Ana winds

[EDIS] Fire weather watch in effect from Tuesday evening through Thursday evening for gusty North to Northeast winds and very low relative humidities.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A WEAK TO LOCALLY MODERATE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. AT THIS TIME...WIDESPREAD STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...WIND-PRONE AREAS WILL POSSIBLY EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. HOWEVER...THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... AS WELL AS VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. EXTENDED PERIODS OF SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

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: SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-

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

Sent: 2008-10-19T15:24:22-07:00
Original Sender: KLOX@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

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How fires get their names

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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Red Flags Tuesday thru Thursday - Santa Ana winds

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