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Friday, November 14, 2008

RED FLAG WARNINGS AND WATCHES - SOCAL

Watch Out! conditions: Temperatures rising, humidity falling..

Meso west Southern California RAWS - link

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS BEING EXPANDED THIS EVENING TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST... THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS... THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS... AND WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THESE AREAS AS WELL AS 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 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH

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.

GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Likely
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
Update sent at 20:57 PST on 2008-11-14

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST... FOR THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS... AND FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE FOR NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONALFOREST-
Update sent at 13:44 PST on 2008-11-14

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS BEING EXPANDED THIS EVENING TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST... THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS... THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS... AND WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THESE AREAS AS WELL AS 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 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THECLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
Cancel sent at 13:44 PST on 2008-11-14

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Friday, November 14, 2008

RED FLAG WARNINGS AND WATCHES - SOCAL

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