CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER OCCURRING NOW - SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FORESTTHE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS HAS LED TO THE EXTENSION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND SOUTH COAST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
... RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SATURDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SATURDAY.
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COMBINED WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE SANTA BARBARA AREA THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND THE ADJACENT SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS...
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT ON FRIDAY... BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ALONG WITH THE WINDS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL ADD TO THE FIRE DANGER.
TEMPERATURES ALONG THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST SOARED WELL INTO THE 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES TODAY...
WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY.
HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON...WITH READINGS GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT...
WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGIT READINGS LIKELY.
SIMILAR LOW HUMIDITY READINGS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.
THE LARGE AMOUNT OF DEAD FUEL CONTENT NEAR THE JESUSITA FIRE WILL LEAD TO A GREATER THREAT OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH IN THAT REGION.
AREAS OF NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LATER TONIGHT...THE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION... FAVORING THE MONTECITO HILLS AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT ON FRIDAY... BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHEN GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
TEMPERATURES ALONG THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST SOARED WELL INTO THE 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES TODAY... WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY.
HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH READINGS GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT... WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGIT READINGS LIKELY. SIMILAR LOW HUMIDITY READINGS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&
Instruction:
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 HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
Area: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST
Affected Counties or parts of: Santa Barbara, Montecito, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles
Sent: 2009-05-07T15:33:31-07:00
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