Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 18, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Nov 1, 2007, 2:24 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Nov 2, 2007, 3:51 PM PDT. It was in force for 53 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
- Nov 1, 2007, 2:24 PM PDT (21:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 2, 2007, 3:51 PM PDT
- Expired
- Nov 4, 2007, 8:00 PM PST
- In force
- 53 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 21:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Edwards AFB, CA (KEDW), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 89 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2469 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS86 KLOX 012124 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 224 PM PDT THU NOV 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .DISCUSSION...LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY. AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...THERE WILL LIKELY BE AN INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE OFFSHORE WINDS ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY EVENING...PEAKING ON SATURDAY MORNING. DURING THE PEAK OF THIS OFFSHORE WIND EVENT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS...WHILE VALLEY LOCATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN OF VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. AS A RESULT... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THESE COASTAL LOCATIONS. HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS STRONG AS THE EVENT LAST WEEK...HOWEVER THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE EXTREMELY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS. WEAK OFFSHORE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FROM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...KEEPING MUCH OF THE REGION WARM AND DRY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. CAZ246-253-254-020530- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0016.071103T0500Z-071105T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071103T0500Z-071105T0400Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 224 PM PDT THU NOV 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE FRIDAY EVENING WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 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. $$ CAZ244-245-288-020530- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0016.071103T0500Z-071105T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071103T0500Z-071105T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 224 PM PDT THU NOV 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE FRIDAY EVENING WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ247-020530- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0016.071103T0500Z-071105T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071103T0500Z-071105T0400Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 224 PM PDT THU NOV 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY DUE TO GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE FRIDAY EVENING WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 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. $$ CAZ240-241-020530- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.A.0017.071103T1000Z-071104T0300Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST- 224 PM PDT THU NOV 1 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT ON SATURDAY MORNING...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND THE LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE VERY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO SATURDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ GOMBERG
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS86 KLOX 020014 AAA RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 514 PM PDT THU NOV 1 2007 UPDATED TO ADJUST EXPIRATION TIME IN UGC CODING ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .DISCUSSION...LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY. AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...THERE WILL LIKELY BE AN INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE OFFSHORE WINDS ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY EVENING...PEAKING ON SATURDAY MORNING. DURING THE PEAK OF THIS OFFSHORE WIND EVENT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS...WHILE VALLEY LOCATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN OF VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. AS A RESULT... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THESE COASTAL LOCATIONS. HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS STRONG AS THE EVENT LAST WEEK...HOWEVER THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE EXTREMELY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS. WEAK OFFSHORE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FROM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...KEEPING MUCH OF THE REGION WARM AND DRY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. CAZ246-253-254-021700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071103T0500Z-071105T0400Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 514 PM PDT THU NOV 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE FRIDAY EVENING WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 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. $$ CAZ244-245-288-021700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071103T0500Z-071105T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 514 PM PDT THU NOV 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE FRIDAY EVENING WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ247-021700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071103T0500Z-071105T0400Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 514 PM PDT THU NOV 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY DUE TO GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT FRIDAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE FRIDAY EVENING WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 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. $$ CAZ240-241-021700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.A.0017.071103T1000Z-071104T0300Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST- 514 PM PDT THU NOV 1 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT ON SATURDAY MORNING...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND THE LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE VERY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO SATURDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ GOMBERG/SIRARD
000 WWUS86 KLOX 021623 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 923 AM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .DISCUSSION...LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER VALLEYS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...THERE WILL LIKELY BE AN INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE OFFSHORE WINDS ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING...PEAKING ON SATURDAY MORNING. DURING THE PEAK OF THIS OFFSHORE WIND EVENT SATURDAY MORNING...WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS...WHILE VALLEY LOCATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN OF VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. AS A RESULT... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE COASTAL LOCATIONS. HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS STRONG AS THE EVENT LAST WEEK...HOWEVER THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE EXTREMELY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS. WEAK OFFSHORE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FROM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...KEEPING MUCH OF THE REGION WARM AND DRY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. CAZ246-253-254-022300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071103T0500Z-071105T0400Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 923 AM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT SATURDAY MORNING...THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 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. $$ CAZ244-245-288-022300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071103T0500Z-071105T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 923 AM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT ON SATURDAY MORNING...THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ247-022300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071103T0500Z-071105T0400Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 923 AM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY DUE TO GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT ON SATURDAY MORNING...THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 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. $$ CAZ240-241-022300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.A.0017.071103T1000Z-071104T0300Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST- 923 AM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUE TO GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT ON SATURDAY MORNING...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND THE LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE VERY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO SATURDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ GOMBERG
000 WWUS86 KLOX 022251 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 351 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .DISCUSSION...MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED TODAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH AND HUMIDITIES RAPIDLY FALLING INTO THE TEENS. AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...THERE WILL BE A FURTHER INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE OFFSHORE WINDS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...WITH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH...WHILE VALLEY LOCATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. THE GUSTY OFFSORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND COASTAL AREAS FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH... RESULTING IN THE ISSUANCE OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THESE LOCATIONS. HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE ALREADY FALLEN INTO THE TEENS ACROSS WIND EXPOSED AREAS TODAY. ON SATURDAY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY READINGS IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE EVENT LAST WEEK...HOWEVER THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE EXTREMELY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS. WEAK OFFSHORE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FROM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...KEEPING MUCH OF THE REGION WARM AND DRY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. CAZ240-241-031700- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0017.071103T1000Z-071104T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071103T0700Z-071104T0300Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST- 351 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUE TO GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND THE LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE VERY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO SATURDAY EVENING. 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. $$ CAZ246-253-254-031700- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071102T2251Z-071105T0400Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 351 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HUMIDITIES LOWERING RAPIDLY INTO THE TEENS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ244-245-288-031700- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071102T2251Z-071105T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 351 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS THE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HUMIDITIES LOWERING RAPIDLY INTO THE TEENS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 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. $$ CAZ247-031700- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071102T2251Z-071105T0400Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 351 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY DUE TO GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS THE NORTHERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HUMIDITIES BEGINNING TO LOWER. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. DURING THIS TIME...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ GOMBERG
000 WWUS86 KLOX 030642 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1142 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TONIGHT THROUGH 8 PM SATURDAY FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE WINDS ARE INCREASING OVER THE AREA TONIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH AND HUMIDITIES RAPIDLY FALLING INTO THE TEENS. A FURTHER INCREASE IN THE WINDS IS EXPECTED AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN LATER TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL PEAK WITH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH...WHILE VALLEY LOCATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. THE COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES ARE EXPECTED TO SEE GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS SPREADING INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND COASTAL AREAS FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. HUMIDITY READINGS IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE WARNING AREA. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. RELATIVE TO THE LAST SANTA ANA EVENT...THIS EVENT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG...HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE EXTREMELY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS. WEAK OFFSHORE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK...KEEPING MUCH OF THE REGION WARM AND DRY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. CAZ240-241-031700- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071103T1200Z-071104T0300Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST- 1142 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. A STRONG MARINE INVERSION IS INHIBIT THE STRONGER WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITIES MAKING IT INTO THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL AREA. HOWEVER...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND THE LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE VERY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO SATURDAY EVENING. 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. $$ CAZ246-253-254-031700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 1142 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. LOCAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES LATE THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATER TONIGHT. FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS LATER TONIGHT. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ244-245-288-031700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 1142 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE VALLEYS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. LOCAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEYS LATE THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATER TONIGHT. FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS LATER TONIGHT. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 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. $$ CAZ247-031700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 1142 PM PDT FRI NOV 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. LOCAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS LATE THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATER TONIGHT. FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS LATER TONIGHT. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ HALL
000 WWUS86 KLOX 031155 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 455 AM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE WINDS ARE INCREASING OVER THE AREA ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES THIS MORNING WITH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH AND HUMIDITIES CRASHING INTO THE TEENS. LATER THIS MORNING...WINDS WILL PEAK WITH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...WHILE VALLEY LOCATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. HUMIDITY READINGS IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE WARNING AREA ASS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. THIS EVENT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE LAST SANTA ANA EVENT...HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE EXTREMELY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS. WEAK OFFSHORE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK...KEEPING MUCH OF THE REGION WARM AND DRY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. CAZ240-241-031300- /O.CAN.KLOX.FW.W.0018.071103T1200Z-071104T0300Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST- 455 AM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY COASTS. A PERSISTENT MARINE LAYER IS INHIBITING THE DEVELOPMENT OF OFFSHORE WINDS AND KEEPING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HIGH OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THIS MORNING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA MAY STILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA...HOWEVER...THE DURATION MAY ONLY BE FOR ABOUT TWO TO FOUR HOURS TODAY. IT IS ALSO LIKELY THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY ONLY DEVELOP IN A LOCALIZED AREA...IN THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE AREA ABOVE 800 FEET. $$ CAZ246-253-254-031700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 455 AM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY...AND IS FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS LATER TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY THIS AFTERNOON...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ244-245-288-031700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 455 AM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE VALLEYS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE VALLEYS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY...AND IS FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS LATER TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY THIS AFTERNOON...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 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. $$ CAZ247-031700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 455 AM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY...AND IS FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS LATER TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ HALL
000 WWUS86 KLOX 031615 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 915 AM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY AND A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... .DISCUSSION...A STRONG INVERSION AROUND 800 FEET DEEP HAS KEPT CONSIDERABLE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THIS MORNING. ANY OFFSHORE WINDS THAT DEVELOP LATER TODAY ACROSS COASTAL AREAS IS EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF AND LOCALIZED...PROMPTING THE CANCELLATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE COASTAL AREAS. ABOVE THE MARINE INVERSION...NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE TEENS ACROSS WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS...WITH VALLEY LOCATIONS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TODAY... WITH WIDESPREAD READINGS IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS EXPECTED ACROSS WIND EXPOSED AREAS. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY...HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE EVENT LAST WEEK...HOWEVER THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE EXTREMELY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS INLAND AREAS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. CAZ246-253-254-032300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 915 AM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY AND A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY READINGS IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS WILL CONTINUE. AS A RESULT... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES. 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. $$ CAZ244-245-288-032300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 915 AM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY AND A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY READINGS IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS WILL CONTINUE. AS A RESULT... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ247-032300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 915 AM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY DUE TO GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY AND A PROLONGED PERIOD LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON...MAINLY NORTHERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MID AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY READINGS IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS WILL CONTINUE. AS A RESULT... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 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. $$ GOMBERG
000 WWUS86 KLOX 032111 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 211 PM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY AND A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... .DISCUSSION...THE CURRENT SANTA ANA WIND EVENT HAS PEAKED LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS GENERALLY AROUND 50 MPH IN THE FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS...WHILE VALLEY AREAS HAVE GENERALLY GUSTED TO AROUND 40 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. HOWEVER...LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. AFTER TODAY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL MAINLY BE IN EFFECT FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY HAS NOW BEEN LIMITED TO THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET DUE TO THE MARINE INFLUENCE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. CAZ246-253-254-040400- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 211 PM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY AND A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. THE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THAT AFFECTED THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. HOWEVER...LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY REPORTED SEVERAL HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT TODAY...WITH SIMILAR READINGS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY POOR OVERNIGHT... WITH MANY LOCATIONS REMAINING BELOW 20 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY 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. $$ CAZ244-245-288-040400- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 211 PM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY AND A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. THE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THAT AFFECTED THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. HOWEVER...LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED TONIGHT BELOW FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY REPORTED SEVERAL HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AT 10 PERCENT OR LESS TODAY...WITH SIMILAR READINGS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY POOR OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME FOOTHILL AND WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS REMAINING BELOW 20 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY 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. $$ CAZ247-040400- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 211 PM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS DUE TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. WHILE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AFFECTED SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET TODAY...A STRONG MARINE INVERSION PREVENTED THESE WINDS FROM SURFACING INTO LOWER ELEVATIONS. AS A RESULT...THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET HAVE REPORTED SEVERAL HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT TODAY...WITH SIMILAR READINGS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE POOR TONIGHT IN THE FOOTHILLS. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEY ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES DUE TO THE MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ GOMBERG
000 WWUS86 KLOX 040342 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 842 PM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... .DISCUSSION...TODAYS SANTA ANA WIND HAS SUBSIDED. WINDS TONIGHT COULD STILL GUST TO 35 MPH THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL MAINLY BE IN EFFECT FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY IS LIMITED TO THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET DUE TO THE MARINE INFLUENCE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. CAZ246-253-254-041700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 842 PM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. WINDS HAVE GREATLY SUBSIDED THIS EVENING. ONLY LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. SEVERAL LOCATIONS TODAY REPORTED SEVERAL HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT. SIMILAR READINGS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY POOR OVERNIGHT... WITH MANY LOCATIONS REMAINING BELOW 20 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF 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. $$ CAZ244-245-288-041700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 842 PM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. WINDS HAVE GREATLY SUBSIDED THIS EVENING. ONLY LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED TONIGHT BELOW FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. SEVERAL LOCATIONS TODAY REPORTED SEVERAL HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT. SIMILAR READINGS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY POOR OVERNIGHT... WITH MANY LOCATIONS REMAINING BELOW 20 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ247-041700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 842 PM PDT SAT NOV 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY. DRY AIR IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET CAUSED SEVERAL HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT TODAY. SIMILAR READINGS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TONIGHT IN THE FOOTHILLS. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEY ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES DUE TO THE MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF 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. $$ ASR
000 WWUS86 KLOX 041704 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 904 AM PST SUN NOV 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEY OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... .DISCUSSION...SEVERAL HOURS OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY AS WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WINDS HAVE MOSTLY SUBSIDED...HOWEVER ISOLATED NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS THE RED FLAG WARNING IS LIMITED TO THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET DUE TO THE MARINE INFLUENCE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. ALTHOUGH RECOVERY IS AGAIN EXPECTED TO BE POOR AGAIN TONIGHT...MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD RISE TO 15 PERCENT OR ABOVE WITH LIGHT WINDS. CAZ246-253-254-050400- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 904 AM PST SUN NOV 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING DUE TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SEVERAL HOURS OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE LIGHT...HOWEVER ISOLATED WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS IN THE MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ244-245-288-050400- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 904 AM PST SUN NOV 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING DUE TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SEVERAL HOURS OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE LIGHT...HOWEVER ISOLATED WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS IN THE MORNING...PARTICULARLY IN THE SANTA CLARITA AND INTERIOR VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS. IN THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS THE RED FLAG WARNING IS LIMITED TO THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET DUE TO THE MARINE INFLUENCE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF 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. $$ CAZ247-050400- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- 904 AM PST SUN NOV 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOOTHILLS DUE TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SEVERAL HOURS OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET. WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE LIGHT...HOWEVER LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ WOFFORD
000 WWUS86 KLOX 042312 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 312 PM PST SUN NOV 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...EXCEPT THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...DUE TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... .DISCUSSION...HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT ARE STILL COMMON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH RECOVERY IS AGAIN EXPECTED TO BE POOR AGAIN TONIGHT...MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD RISE TO 15 PERCENT OR ABOVE WITH LIGHT WINDS. IN THE MEANTIME...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT. AN INCREASED MARINE INFLUENCE IS PUSHING INLAND AND BRINGING HIGHER HUMIDITIES TO THE VALLEYS AND SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. MOST LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON HAVE RISEN TO ABOVE 20 PERCENT AND THIS RISING TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. CAZ244>247-288-050015- /O.CAN.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 312 PM PST SUN NOV 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN TO ABOVE 20 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS AS MARINE AIR FILTERS IN. HUMIDITIES IN THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY ARE STILL HOVERING NEAR 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THESE READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. FAIR TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS TONIGHT. $$ CAZ253-254-050400- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 312 PM PST SUN NOV 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING DUE TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SEVERAL LOCATIONS CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH RECOVERY IS AGAIN EXPECTED TO BE POOR AGAIN TONIGHT...MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD RISE TO 15 PERCENT OR ABOVE WITH LIGHT WINDS. IN THE MEANTIME...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ WOFFORD
000 WWUS86 KLOX 050411 RFWLOX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 811 PM PST SUN NOV 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... CAZ253-254-050515- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-071105T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 811 PM PST SUN NOV 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. OFFSHORE WINDS HAVE DISSIPATED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE GRADUALLY RISING. WHILE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE IN THE TEENS ON MONDAY...IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL RED FLAG THRESHOLDS. $$ 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 Nov 1, 1:55 PM PDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 1:55 PM PDT, 29 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 155 PM PDT THU NOV 1 2007 .SHORT TERM (TODAY-SUN)...LOW CLOUDS BEING UNUSUALLY STUBBORN ALONG THE COAST TODAY KEEPING TEMPS DOWN SEVERAL DEGREES LOWER THAN EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE FOR AN INTERESTING BATTLE ON FRIDAY WITH LOW CLOUDS FIGHTING THE OFFSHORE TRENDS. HAVE LOWERED MAX TEMPS FRIDAY ALONG THE COAST WITH THE IDEA THAT THE MARINE INFLUENCE WILL BE PRESENT THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS BEFORE SUCCUMBING TO THE OFFSHORE FLOW. NEW 18Z RUN COMING IN A LITTLE STRONGER THAN THE 12Z RUN WITH GRADIENTS AS HIGH AS 6 MB OFFSHORE LAX-DAG SATURDAY MORNING. DONT WANT TO JUMP ON THIS TOO MUCH YET BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. FOR NOW HAVE GONE WITH A LOW END ADVISORY EVENT FOR THE LA/VTU MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS, AND MARGINAL ADVISORY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY COAST. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING, BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING UP SEVERAL DEGREES SAT AND SUN WITH HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE 80S AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH SOME LOW TO MID 90S IN THE WARMEST SPOTS, PARTICULARLY THE WESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. .LONG TERM (MON-THU)...WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE, TURNING TO WEAK ONSHORE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL MAINTAIN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA WITH JUST SOME SLIGHT COOLING AT THE COAST. A COUPLE MORE DEGREES OF COOLING EXPECTED WED AND THU, THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. && .AVIATION...01/1800Z MARINE LAYER NEAR 1000 FT. MOST COASTAL SITES REMAIN UNDER IFR/MVFR CATS AS OF 18Z. STRATUS DECK IS SOLID WITH LITTLE BREAK UP OVER THE OCEAN. MOST SITES WILL SEE IMPROVEMENT TO VFR THROUGH ABOUT 21Z...THOUGH KLAX KOXR AND POSSIBLY KSMX SEEING VERY LITTLE IF ANY IMPROVEMENT BEYOND MVFR. STRATUS WILL LIKELY REMAIN VERY NEAR THE COAST ALL DAY...THEN SURGE BACK IN EARLY IN THE EVENING. FLYING CATS WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME AS LAST NIGHT...IF NOT A TAD BIT IMPROVED AS MARINE LAYER SHOULD DEEPEN A BIT. BIG QUESTION WILL BE WHAT HAPPENS AFTER 10Z...WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW STARTING FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD KEEP THE STRATUS FROM VALLEY SITES SAVE KPRB...BUT MAY ALSO CLEAR THINGS OUT MUCH EARLIER...ESPECIALLY AT KOXR WHERE SOME OF THE WINDS MAY ACTUALLY SURFACE BY 15Z. .KLAX...MVFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF TODAY...WITH CIGS NEAR 012. STRATUS MAY SCATTER SOMETIME BETWEEN 21Z AND 01Z...BUT PREVAILING BKN CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT... LOWERING BELOW 010 AFTER 03Z. WESTERLY SEABREEZE NEAR 10-12KT SHOULD FORM BETWEEN 19Z AND 20Z. STRATUS MAY SCOUR EARLIER ON FRI DUE TO WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW FORMING...BUT WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. .KBUR...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT...AFTER MVFR HAZE BURNS OFF BY 20Z. WEAK SOUTHERLY SEABREEZE NEAR 8KT WILL FORM BY 20Z. .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING (SEE LAXRFWLOX). FIRE WEATHER WATCH (SEE LAXRFWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLOX). && PUBLIC...WOFFORD AVIATION...KITTELL WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 1, 9:11 AM PDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 911 AM PDT THU NOV 1 2007 CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-087-088-021300- 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- 911 AM PDT THU NOV 1 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL CREATE DRIVING HAZARDS FOR MOTORISTS ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO...SANTA BARBARA AND VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY DRY BREEZY WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SANTA ANA WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGLES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. * FIRE WEATHER WATCH.........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WOFFORD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 10:50 PM PDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | 10 hr | |
| Nov 1, 2:24 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | LOX | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.