RED FLAG WARNINGS: Southern California Santa Ana event

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

RED FLAG WARNINGS: Southern California Santa Ana event

RED FLAG WARNINGS THE COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL USHER IN VERY WARM TO HOT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA BY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THIS WEEKEND. A 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...

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.

HOT... DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ON TAP FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND	Actual/Future/Unknown/Possible
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERI
Alert sent at 15:48 PST on 2008-11-11

HOT... DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ON TAP FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND	Actual/Future/Unknown/Possible
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALL
Alert sent at 15:38 PST on 2008-11-11

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
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
Alert sent at 15:17 PST on 2008-11-11

GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Likely
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
Alert sent at 14:10 PST on 2008-11-11

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT 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-
Alert sent at 12:55 PST on 2008-11-11

RED FLAG WARNINGS: for Southern California

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008