Wednesday, March 12, 2014

RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF SOCAL

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY




URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY

.GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE HIGHWAY 14 AND 126
CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. PEAK WINDS IN
THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES HAVE ALREADY
DROPPED INTO THE TEENS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE
MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AN
INCREASE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING LOWERING OF
HUMIDITIES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY INLAND. WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING EXTENDING
THE WARNING BEYOND 6 PM DUE AS WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 25 MPH.

CAZ246-130100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA MONICA
MOUNTAINS..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST ON THE WESTERN PEAKS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION
  OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.



URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY

.GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE HIGHWAY 14 AND 126
CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. PEAK WINDS IN
THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES HAVE ALREADY
DROPPED INTO THE TEENS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE
MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AN
INCREASE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING LOWERING OF
HUMIDITIES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY INLAND. WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING EXTENDING
THE WARNING BEYOND 6 PM DUE AS WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 25 MPH.

CAZ548-130100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE HILLS AND
CANYONS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE HILLS AND CANYONS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND
  NOON.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION
  OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.



URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY..

.GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE HIGHWAY 14 AND 126
CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. PEAK WINDS IN
THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES HAVE ALREADY
DROPPED INTO THE TEENS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE
MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AN
INCREASE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING LOWERING OF
HUMIDITIES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY INLAND. WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING EXTENDING
THE WARNING BEYOND 6 PM DUE AS WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 25 MPH.

CAZ237-238-251-252-130100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION
  OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.



URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY..

.GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE HIGHWAY 14 AND 126
CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. PEAK WINDS IN
THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES HAVE ALREADY
DROPPED INTO THE TEENS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE
MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AN
INCREASE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING LOWERING OF
HUMIDITIES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY INLAND. WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING EXTENDING
THE WARNING BEYOND 6 PM DUE AS WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 25 MPH.

CAZ253-254-288-130100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT BY MID-
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION
  OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.




URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY..

.GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE HIGHWAY 14 AND 126
CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. PEAK WINDS IN
THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES HAVE ALREADY
DROPPED INTO THE TEENS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE
MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AN
INCREASE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING LOWERING OF
HUMIDITIES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY INLAND. WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING EXTENDING
THE WARNING BEYOND 6 PM DUE AS WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 25 MPH.

CAZ240-130100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY
COAST..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY LATE
  THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION
  OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.



URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY..

.GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE HIGHWAY 14 AND 126
CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. PEAK WINDS IN
THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES HAVE ALREADY
DROPPED INTO THE TEENS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE
MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AN
INCREASE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING LOWERING OF
HUMIDITIES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY INLAND. WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING EXTENDING
THE WARNING BEYOND 6 PM DUE AS WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 25 MPH.

CAZ241-130100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE
HOLLYWOOD HILLS..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL
  THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE
  HOLLYWOOD HILLS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY LATE
  THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION
  OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE 
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING
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