Red Flag Warning
OSCC News and Notes 04/29/2014: Hot, dry and windy weather is expected across Southern California through Thursday. The strongest winds will occur Wednesday when offshore winds of 20-35 mph with gusts to over 60 mph will be possible. Temperatures in the valleys and lower foothills will reach the mid 90s to around 100 with minimum RH readings in the teens. Poor RH recovery is expected each night this week.
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 729 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN A BURST OF STRONGER SANTA ANA WINDS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS OFFSHORE FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE REGION. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS IN LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH PEAK GUSTS IN THE 60 TO 80 MPH RANGE. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. CAZ246-253-254-301700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.140430T0900Z-140502T0300Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 729 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE WESTERN PEAKS OF THE SANTA MONICAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY. VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IS EXPECTED EACH NIGHT IN THE AREAS EXPOSED TO THE NORTHEAST WINDS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY IN THE 60S TO AROUND 70 IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MIDDLE 70S TO MIDDLE 80S IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...CLIMBING A FEW DEGREES ON THURSDAY. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES EXPOSED TO THE NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. 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 729 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN A BURST OF STRONGER SANTA ANA WINDS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS OFFSHORE FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE REGION. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS IN LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH PEAK GUSTS IN THE 60 TO 80 MPH RANGE. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. CAZ241-301700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.140430T0900Z-140502T0300Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 729 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... * WINDS...FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED DAMAGING GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF MALIBU. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IS EXPECTED EACH NIGHT IN WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS AND FOOTHILLS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 90S. LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO MID 70S IN FOOTHILS AND WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. 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. GOMBERG/HALL
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 729 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN A BURST OF STRONGER SANTA ANA WINDS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS OFFSHORE FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE REGION. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS IN LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH PEAK GUSTS IN THE 60 TO 80 MPH RANGE. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. CAZ244-245-547-301700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.140430T0900Z-140502T0300Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 729 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY. VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IS EXPECTED EACH NIGHT IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 90S. LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO MID 70S IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND EXPOSED AREAS. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. 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 729 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN A BURST OF STRONGER SANTA ANA WINDS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS OFFSHORE FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE REGION. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS IN LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH PEAK GUSTS IN THE 60 TO 80 MPH RANGE. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. CAZ240-301700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.140430T0900Z-140502T0300Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- 729 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IS EXPECTED EACH NIGHT IN WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 90S. LOWS IN THE THE 60S TO LOWER 70S IN WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. 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 729 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN A BURST OF STRONGER SANTA ANA WINDS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS OFFSHORE FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE REGION. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS IN LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH PEAK GUSTS IN THE 60 TO 80 MPH RANGE. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. CAZ288-301700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.140430T0900Z-140502T0300Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 729 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY. VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IS EXPECTED EACH NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S ON WEDNESDAY...CLIMBING INTO THE 90S ON THURSDAY. LOWS IN THE 60S. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. 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 729 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN A BURST OF STRONGER SANTA ANA WINDS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS OFFSHORE FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE REGION. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS IN LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH PEAK GUSTS IN THE 60 TO 80 MPH RANGE. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. CAZ548-301700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.140430T0900Z-140502T0300Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 729 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY. VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IS EXPECTED EACH NIGHT IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 90S. LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO MID 70S IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND EXPOSED AREAS. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. 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 SAN DIEGO CA 1002 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING... .A SURGE OF STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE FROM 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS. PEAK WINDS OF 60 TO 80 MPH ARE LIKELY IN A FEW OF THE WIND PRONE MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL AREAS. A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS IS FORECAST WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE A THIRD AND FINAL SURGE OF GUSTY WINDS ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WINDS WITH THIS THIRD EVENT ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER. THE HOT WEATHER...STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. CAZ242-248-255>257-301300- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0004.140430T0900Z-140502T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 1002 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITES AND HOT WEATHER... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS...VERY STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH. PEAK GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH IN THE WIND PRONE MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL AREAS. A SECOND SURGE OF STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG AS THEY WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITES 5 TO 10 PERCENT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * TEMPERATURES...88 TO 98 DEGREES FROM THE INLAND VALLEYS TO THE COAST. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT...PEAKING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING SOMEWHAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING...BUT WILL NOT REACH THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * OUTLOOK...WINDS BEGIN TO WEAKEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO RECOVER NEAR THE COAST. HUMIDITY RECOVERY SPREADING INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 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 CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.---------------------------------------------
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