Sunday, November 23, 2014

[californiadisasters] Santa Ana Wind Red Flag Warnings (Expanded) - 11/23/14-PM 



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY  AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE  MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA  CLARITA VALLEY...    ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  OVER THE COAST AND VALLEY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  COUNTIES...    .WEAKER BUT STILL GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO  MONDAY...ALONG WITH DRIER AIR. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL  CONDITIONS ON MONDAY OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.  RED FLAG DURATIONS HOWEVER (6 HOURS OR MORE OF CRITICAL  CONDITIONS) WILL ONLY BE MET WHERE THE WINDS ARE THE STRONGEST...  NAMELY THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA  CLARITA VALLEY.    STRONGER NORTHEAST FLOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH  WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WIDESPREAD RED FLAG  CONDITIONS AND DURATIONS OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  INCLUDING THE COASTAL SECTIONS. WHILE WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...CONTINUED RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE  POSSIBLE.    CAZ246-253-254-288-241830-  /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0015.141124T1200Z-141127T0200Z/  SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-  311 PM PST SUN NOV 23 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM PST  WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE  MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA  CLARITA VALLEY...    * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40    MPH LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...BECOMING 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS    TO 50 MPH TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS STRONGEST    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 18 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.    * TEMPERATURES...60 TO 70 DEGREES ON MONDAY...THEN 65 TO 75 ON    TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.    * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS    EXPECTED 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 SAN DIEGO CA  120 PM PST SUN NOV 23 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY MONDAY  THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND INLAND ORANGE  COUNTY...    .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND NORTHEAST WINDS  ALOFT WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS TO THE  MOUNTAINS...COASTAL FOOTHILLS...AND INLAND VALLEYS MONDAY THROUGH  WEDNESDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS EACH  DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES THROUGH THANKSGIVING. OFFSHORE  WINDS WILL CONTINUE...BUT WEAKEN FOR THANKSGIVING DAY.      CAZ242-248-250-255>258-241200-  /O.UPG.KSGX.FW.A.0007.141124T1200Z-141125T2300Z/  /O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0008.141124T1200Z-141127T0200Z/  ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-  SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-  SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-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-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE  CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-  120 PM PST SUN NOV 23 2014    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM PST  WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN  EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER  WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.    * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON    MONDAY. MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS    INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND LOCAL    GUSTS OVER 80 MPH. WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO    WEDNESDAY...WITH SUSTAINED EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AND LOCAL    GUSTS TO 60 MPH.    * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT WITH POOR    OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.    * TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS IN    THE MORNINGS...WITH WINDS PEAKING TUESDAY.    * OUTLOOK...LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH    THANKSGIVING...WITH LOCALLY GUSTY EAST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS    AND VALLEYS OF RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.    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.    &&    $$    HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO  
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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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