RED FLAG WARNINGS AND WATCHES - SOCAL

RED FLAG WARNINGS FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO PROJECT MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT AND NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH IN MANY AREAS AND 45 TO 60 MPH IN THE MORE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS...WILL OCCUR OVER THE INLAND EMPIRE AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. ALSO MODERATE SANTA ANA EVENT SHOULD DEVELOP BY THURSDAY EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS... VALLEYS ...AND WIND PRONE COASTAL AREAS OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... THE 10 HOUR...100 HOUR...AND 1000 HOUR DEAD FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE EXTREMELY LOW.

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

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH EFFECTIVE FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS... INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST... FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT WITH NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 55 MPH Actual/Future/Severe/Possible SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONALFOREST- Update sent at 09:56 PST on 2008-11-13

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY Actual/Future/Severe/Possible NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- Update sent at 09:55 PST on 2008-11-13

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANTELOPE VALLEY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed VENTURA COUNTY COASTS-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COASTS INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- Alert sent at 09:38 PST on 2008-11-13