Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Jan 1, 2007, 9:51 AM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Jan 1, 2007, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 44 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2007, 9:51 AM PST (17:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2007, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2007, 12:00 PM PST
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
County Los Angeles County, CA
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS86 KLOX 011751 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 951 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MIDDAY FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES FOR AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THE WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA AT TIMES THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND IS EXPECTED OVER THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND ADJACENT SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DESICCATE THE ALREADY RELATIVELY DRY AIR MASS OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER TO THE MID TEENS OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WEAK ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. CAZ254-020000- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0001.070102T0500Z-070103T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0001.070102T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 951 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST AND EAST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MIDDAY. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ247-020000- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0001.070102T0500Z-070103T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0001.070102T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 951 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST AND EAST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MIDDAY. STRONGEST WIND VICINITY PASSES AND CANYONS. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ246-020000- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0001.070102T0500Z-070103T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0001.070102T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 951 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST AND EAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MIDDAY. STRONGEST WIND VICINITY PASSES AND CANYONS. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ288-020000- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0001.070102T0500Z-070103T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0001.070102T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 951 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTH AND NORTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY MIDDAY. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ245-020000- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0001.070102T0500Z-070103T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0001.070102T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- 951 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY EAST HALF FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTH WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH VICINITY PASSES AND CANYONS...BECOMING NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ244-020000- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0001.070102T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS- 951 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY EAST HALF FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. NORTH WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH VICINITY PASSES AND CANYONS...BECOMING NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ FORWOOD
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS86 KLOX 012229 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 229 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MIDDAY FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES FOR AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL SHIFT SOUTH OVERNIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA AT TIMES THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND IS EXPECTED OVER THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND ADJACENT SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DESICCATE THE ALREADY RELATIVELY DRY AIR MASS OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER OVER AREAS OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WEAK ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. CAZ254-021800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.070102T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 229 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST AND EAST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ247-021800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.070102T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 229 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST AND EAST WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY MIDDAY. WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WIND VICINITY PASSES AND CANYONS. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ246-021800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.070102T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 229 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST AND EAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY MIDDAY. STRONGEST WIND EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND VICINITY PASSES AND CANYONS. WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ288-021800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.070102T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 229 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. NORTH AND NORTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY MIDDAY. STRONGEST WIND VICINITY OF PASSES AND CANYONS. WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ244-245-021800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.070102T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- 229 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY EAST HALF FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH VICINITY PASSES AND CANYONS IN THE EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ FORWOOD
000 WWUS86 KLOX 021809 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1009 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MIDDAY FOR A PERIOD OF HIGH WIND COMBINED WITH 24 HOUR STRETCH OF LOW HUMIDITIES FOR AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA AT TIMES THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY. THE STRONGEST WIND IS EXPECTED OVER THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND ADJACENT SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL FURTHER DRY THE ALREADY RELATIVELY DRY AIR MASS OVER THE AREA TODAY. THE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER OVER AREAS WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WEAK ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. CAZ254-030215- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 1009 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST AND EAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT THIS MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ247-030215- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 1009 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WIND VICINITY PASSES AND CANYONS. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT THIS MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ246-030215- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 1009 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WIND EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND VICINITY PASSES AND CANYONS. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT THIS MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ288-030215- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 1009 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WIND VICINITY OF PASSES AND CANYONS. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT THIS MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ244-245-030215- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- 1009 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH VICINITY PASSES AND CANYONS THIS MORNING SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT THIS MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO RECOVERY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ SWEET
000 WWUS86 KLOX 022324 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 324 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES OVER AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS... .LOCAL GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER PARTS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. EVEN SO...THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES WHICH SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. HUMIDITIES OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH VERY POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WEAK ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. CAZ244-245-030030- /O.CAN.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- 324 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY OVER MUCH OF THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH SOME HUMIDITY RECOVERY THROUGH TONIGHT HAS PROMPTED THE CANCELLATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AREA. $$ CAZ254-031745- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 324 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. LOCAL NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME AREAS REMAINING NEAR 10 PERCENT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH LITTLE IF ANY RECOVERY TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ247-031745- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 324 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. LOCAL NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME AREAS REMAINING NEAR 10 PERCENT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH LITTLE IF ANY RECOVERY TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ246-031745- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 324 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. LOCAL NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME AREAS REMAINING NEAR 10 PERCENT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH LITTLE IF ANY RECOVERY TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ288-031745- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 324 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. LOCAL NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME AREAS REMAINING NEAR 10 PERCENT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH LITTLE IF ANY RECOVERY TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ SIRARD
000 WWUS86 KLOX 031719 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 919 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON TODAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTIES DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES... .THE OFFSHORE WINDS CONTINUE TO WEAKEN WITH TIME ACROSS THE SOUTHLAND...BUT LOW HUMIDITIES CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY THIS MORNING DUE TO HUMIDITIES AT OR AROUND 10 PERCENT. WEAK HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER GRADUALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WEAK ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. HIGHER HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY AS ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. CAZ254-032000- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 919 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. LOCAL NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. MEANWHILE...THERE WILL BE SEVERAL AREAS WHERE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN AT OR AROUND 10 PERCENT THROUGH THE MORNING. GRADUAL HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE FLOW TRANSITIONS TO ONSHORE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ247-032000- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 919 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. LOCAL NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. MEANWHILE...THERE WILL BE SEVERAL AREAS WHERE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN AT OR AROUND 10 PERCENT THROUGH THE MORNING. GRADUAL HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE FLOW TRANSITIONS TO ONSHORE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ246-032000- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 919 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. LOCAL NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. MEANWHILE...THERE WILL BE SEVERAL AREAS WHERE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN AT OR AROUND 10 PERCENT THROUGH THE MORNING. GRADUAL HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE FLOW TRANSITIONS TO ONSHORE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ288-032000- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 919 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. LOCAL NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. MEANWHILE...THERE WILL BE SEVERAL AREAS WHERE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN AT OR AROUND 10 PERCENT THROUGH THE MORNING. GRADUAL HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE FLOW TRANSITIONS TO ONSHORE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ GOMBERG
000 WWUS86 KLOX 032007 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1207 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... CAZ246-247-254-288-032115- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T2000Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 1207 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WHILE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE STILL AROUND 10 PERCENT ACROSS SOME OF THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS AS OF NOON...WEAK ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ANOTHER ROUND OF OFFSHORE WINDS IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WHICH MAY PROMPT ANOTHER ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. $$ GOMBERG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jan 1, 4:36 AM PST, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 4:36 AM PST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 436 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 .SHORT TERM (TODAY-WEDNESDAY)...LATEST MODEL DATA HAS INCREASED WINDS EARLIER THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST. SOME SITES WERE ALREADY GUSTING TO ADVISORY AND WARNING LEVELS SO PACKAGE WAS SENT OUT EARLY THIS MORNING TO ADD WINDS HIGHLIGHTS TO ALL AREAS AND UPDATE FOR STRONGER WINDS. OFFSHORE EVENT IS DEFINITELY LOOKING MORE IMPRESSIVE. A BETTER THERMAL GRADIENT ARRIVES LATE THIS MORNING...ARRIVING AT A TIME WHEN USUAL SANTA ANA WINDS PEAK. GRADIENTS WEAKENS SOME IN BOTH MODEL SOLUTIONS THIS AFTERNOON..BUT ADDITIONAL REENFORCEMENT ARRIVES WITH PILING SEEN ON THE NAM-WRF ISOTHERMS...AND A 8 DEGREE CELSIUS THERMAL GRADIENT DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA IN GFS 850 MB TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT. 850 MB NAM-WRF AND WSETA WINDS ARE IMPRESSIVE. BOTH MODEL PLACE MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR 55 KNOTS OVER DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. WSETA IS A BIT MORE WESTERLY WITH THE WINDS RELATIVE TO NAM-WRF. 950 MB WINDS ARE ALSO NEAR 50 KNOTS ON THE NAM-WRF SOLUTION. FOR WHATEVER REASON...950 MB WINDS ON WSETA ARE MUCH WEAKER. GFS IS SLIGHTLY WEAKER AS WINDS AT 850 MB ONLY APPROACH 25 KNOTS...BUT THIS SEEMS TYPICAL FOR THE GFS. THERMAL GRADIENT IS THE MORE IMPORTANT FEATURE TO TAKE FROM THE MODEL. IN ADDITION...NAM BUFR DATA BRING 50+ KNOTS MAXIMUM LESS THAN 2000 FEET OFF THE SURFACE AT KVNY AND KBUR TONIGHT. THERMAL AND PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS TUESDAY...ALLOWING FOR WARMING TREND TO TAKE PLACE. WIND ISSUES COULD REMAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS...BUT FOR NOW...WIND HAVE BEEN DOWNPLAYED. WARMEST DAY AND CHILLIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK SHOULD BE WEDNESDAY AS WINDS ARE CALM AND LITTLE MIXING WILL OCCUR. .LONG TERM (THURSDAY-SUNDAY)...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE OVER PACIFIC ALLOWS FOR ANOTHER TROUGH TO DROP DOWN ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES SOUTH DOWN THE STATE...BUT BETTER DYNAMICS MOVE INLAND. AREAS STILL REMAINS IN FAVORABLE AREA FOR PRECIPITATION ON THURSDAY. POPS INCREASED AGAIN AS FRONT WILL MAKE IT INTO THE AREA. THE MAIN QUESTION IS THE TIMING AS MODEL SOLUTIONS CANNOT DECIDE WHEN TO BRING THE FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG OFFSHORE EVENT STILL LOOKS IN STORE FOR THE AREA NEXT WEEKEND AND INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. GFS HAS 850 MB THERMAL GRADIENT OF 9 DEGREES CELSIUS WITH 35 KNOTS MAXIMUM IN THE 850 MB WIND PATTERN. IT APPEARS ALL AREAS WILL GET INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT AT THE CURRENT TIME. ECMWF SOLUTION EVEN INDICATES 35 KNOTS AT 850 MB...AS WELL. OFFSHORE FLOW EVENT SHOULD BE STRONGER THAN TODAYS/TONIGHTS AND WEAKEN ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY. && .AVIATION...NOT MUCH LOW CLOUDS AROUND BUT SOME FOG HAS FORMED ALONG THE COAST. WITH DEVELOPING OFFSHORE FLOW THE FOG SHOULD NOT LAST MUCH PAST SUNRISE. WINDS WILL BE THE BIG STORY TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. KBUR AND KVNY SHOULD SEE NORTH TO NORTH NORTH EAST WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD STRONGEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. GUST WINDS WILL MAKE FOR PLENTY OF TURBULENCE THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. PRETTY CERTAIN KLAX WILL LOSE ITS MVFR VIS A COUPLE HOURS AFTER SUNRISE OR PERHAPS EARLIER. EAST WINDS WILL BE THE PROBLEM. GOOD CONFIDENCE OF ONLY WEAK EAST WINDS THIS MORNING...BUT NOT SURE HOW STRONG TUESDAY MORNING...THERE IS A CHANCE OF 15 TO 20 KT EAST WINDS DEPENDING ON HOW THE WINDS LINE UP. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM PST TUESDAY FOR CAZ059. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 3 PM PST TUESDAY FOR CAZ046-053-054. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CAZ245>247-254-288. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR CAZ039-052. WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY FOR CAZ041-044-045-088. HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY FOR CAZ047. && PUBLIC...HALL AVIATION...RORKE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 6:00 AM PST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2:02 AM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | 37 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:02 AM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 37 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.