Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Los Angeles, CA

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WWUS86 KLOX 010807
RFWLOX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
107 AM PDT SAT JUL 1 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING 
FOR STRONG SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES BELOW AND THROUGH
PASSES OF SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

CAZ239-252-011600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060701T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
107 AM PDT SAT JUL 1 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING 
FOR STRONG SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

THE RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50
MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS BELOW AND THROUGH PASSES AND
CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND SOUTH COAST. THE STRONG
SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S
FOR MUCH OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...ALONG WITH HUMIDITY VALUES
OF AROUND 15 PERCENT. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY
VALUES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 4 AM PDT...BUT GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS
AND LOCALIZED LOW HUMIDITY READINGS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH ABOUT 9
AM PDT. 

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 VERY
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD
OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

BRUNO

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WWUS86 KLOX 011550
RFWLOX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
850 AM PDT SAT JUL 1 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 900 AM PDT...

.SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT THE GUSTY NORTH WINDS ACROSS
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY HAVE DIMINISHED GREATLY. THEREFORE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER A THREAT AND THE 
RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 900 AM PDT.

CAZ239-252-011700-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060701T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
850 AM PDT SAT JUL 1 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

$$

RAT

SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
230 PM PDT FRI JUN 30 2006

.SHORT TERM...GUIDANCE INITIALIZED WELL OVER THE AREA AND UPSTREAM.
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT EXCEPT FOR THE UPPER LEVEL
CLOUDS UPSTREAM WITHIN THE MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST
FLOW...SCATTERED UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL AS THERMAL RIDGE PERSIST OVER THE AREA. MODERATE DESCENDING
FLOW WITHIN THE LOWER LEVELS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND
SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN LAST NIGHT. LOW LEVEL WINDS ACCELERATED LAST
NIGHT...MESOWEST OBS INDICATED SPEEDS AT OR BELOW ADVISORY
THRESHOLDS OVER SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...THOUGH GUSTS TO 50
MPH PERSISTED AT WHITAKER PEAK...ADJACENT TO INTERSTATE 5 IN LA
COUNTY. WINDS WILL ACCELERATE THIS EVENING OVER SANTA
BARBARA...VENTURA...LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND REMAIN BELOW
WARNING THRESHOLDS AND HAVE ISSUED AN ADVISORY. GOLETA LOW LEVEL
PROFILER INDICATED PEAK NORTH WIND AT 35KT AROUND 4KFT WITH SPEEDS
TAPERING OFF TO 10KT AND BECOMING SOUTHEAST ABOVE 9KFT FRIDAY
EVENING CONFIRMING GUIDANCE LAST NIGHT. SOUNDING DURING THIS EVENING
IS SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT AND LIGHT MID LEVEL SOUTH WINDS WILL
PREVAIL OVER THE AREA AS A TROUGH UPSTREAM PERSIST. A RELATIVELY
SHALLOW EDDY DEVELOPED EARLY THIS MORNING SOUTH SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND
AND THE CAPPING MARINE INVERSION BASE DESCENDED TO NEAR THE SURFACE
OVER THE AREA LAST NIGHT. PROFILERS INDICATED SLIGHT WARMING FROM
YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME WITH SLIGHT COOLING SOUTH OF THE AREA...EDDY
WILL REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL DRIFT NORTH AND
AROUND POINT VICENTE. EASTERN EDGE OF THE LOW CLOUD FIELD WAS 36
MILES OFF THE SLO COUNTY COAST AND EXPECT AS THE LOW LEVEL FLOW
ACCELERATES NEARSHORE LOW CLOUDS WILL REMAIN PATCHY AND RETURN TO
THE SLO COAST WITHIN A SHALLOW MARINE LAYER TONIGHT.

.LONG TERM...MADE MINOR CHANGES THROUGH THE PERIOD. WILL CONTINUE
WITH THE COOLING TREND WITH INLAND TEMPERATURES COOLING TO AT OR
ABOVE NORMAL BY WED AS THE LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL PAC
NUDGES EAST WED. MINOR CHANGES THEREAFTER WITH STATIONARY LONGWAVE
SUBTRIPICAL RIDGE DOWNSTREAM EXTENDING WEST OVER THE AREA.

&&

.AVIATION...KLAX WILL HAVE NO VISIBILITY OR CEILING PROBLEMS TODAY.
LOCALLY DENSE FOG WILL POSSIBLY AFFECT THE AIRPORT AFTER 08Z TONIGHT.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GALE WARNING (SEE LAXCWFLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLOX).
WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
&&

PUBLIC...FORWOOD
AVIATION...SWEET

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
230 PM PDT FRI JUN 30 2006

CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-087-088-011300-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
230 PM PDT FRI JUN 30 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
OVER 50 MPH WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND
THE ADJACENT SOUTH COAST THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO
DEVELOP OVER LOS ANGELES COUNTY TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE
INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
OVER 35 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND
TONIGHT...AND GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* GALE WARNING...............SEE FZUS56 KLOX - CWFLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL DIMINISH
OVER THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING. MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL REDEVELOP
THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS SATURDAY EVENING AND DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY.

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* GALE WARNING...............SEE FZUS56 KLOX - CWFLOX FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

FORWOOD