Sunday, December 29, 2013

[californiadisasters] Santa Ana Wind Red Flag Warnings (12/29/13-AM)



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR  MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF  LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    .MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS VENTURA  AND LOS ANGELES THROUGH THIS EVENING. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO  OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS IN THE  50 TO 60 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70  MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE VALLEYS  AND COASTAL PORTIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY FALL THROUGH  THE DAY TODAY...WITH SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS READINGS COMMON.  THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS...LOW  HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS WILL BRING  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND  VENTURA COUNTIES. LIGHTER OFFSHORE WINDS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY  COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL  MAINTAIN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.    CAZ246-253-254-300000-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T0600Z/  SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  1050 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS  EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE  MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS MORNING    THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO    60 MPH EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS    FAVORED LOCATIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY    MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICAS.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS.    * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 50S AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 60S    LOWER ELEVATIONS.    * 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 EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE  EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR 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  1050 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR  MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF  LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    .MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS VENTURA  AND LOS ANGELES THROUGH THIS EVENING. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO  OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS IN THE  50 TO 60 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70  MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE VALLEYS  AND COASTAL PORTIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY FALL THROUGH  THE DAY TODAY...WITH SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS READINGS COMMON.  THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS...LOW  HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS WILL BRING  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND  VENTURA COUNTIES. LIGHTER OFFSHORE WINDS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY  COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL  MAINTAIN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.    CAZ244-245-288-547-300000-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T0600Z/  VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-  SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-  1050 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS  EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE  VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND SANTA CLARITA  VALLEY...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS MORNING    THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO    50 MPH EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS    THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 6 TO 12 PERCENT BY THIS    AFTERNOON.    * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 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 EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE  EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR 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  1050 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR  MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF  LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    .MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS VENTURA  AND LOS ANGELES THROUGH THIS EVENING. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO  OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS IN THE  50 TO 60 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70  MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE VALLEYS  AND COASTAL PORTIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY FALL THROUGH  THE DAY TODAY...WITH SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS READINGS COMMON.  THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS...LOW  HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS WILL BRING  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND  VENTURA COUNTIES. LIGHTER OFFSHORE WINDS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY  COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL  MAINTAIN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.    CAZ548-300000-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T0600Z/  LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-  1050 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS  EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE  FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS MORNING    THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO    40 MPH EXPECTED IN THE HILLS AND CANYONS.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 6 TO 12 PERCENT BY THIS    AFTERNOON.    * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 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 EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE  EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR 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  1050 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR  MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF  LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...    .MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS VENTURA  AND LOS ANGELES THROUGH THIS EVENING. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO  OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS IN THE  50 TO 60 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70  MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE VALLEYS  AND COASTAL PORTIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY FALL THROUGH  THE DAY TODAY...WITH SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS READINGS COMMON.  THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS...LOW  HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS WILL BRING  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND  VENTURA COUNTIES. LIGHTER OFFSHORE WINDS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY  COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL  MAINTAIN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.    CAZ240-241-300000-  /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T0600Z/  VENTURA COUNTY COAST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-  1050 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS  EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE  VENTURA COAST AND LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD  HILLS...    * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS MORNING    THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO    45 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND    FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 6 TO 12 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON.    * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 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 EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE  EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.    PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE  FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
Source: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard


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