Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 25, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this red flag warning at Oct 12, 2008, 3:45 AM PDT for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Oct 12, 2008, 10:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 6 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 12, 2008, 3:45 AM PDT (10:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 12, 2008, 10:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2008, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
Counties Orange County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:45 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
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 1886 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -62 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 KSGX 121045 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 345 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...DRY OFFSHORE SANTA ANA WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY... .UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL COMBINE TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ242-248-257-122100- /O.UPG.KSGX.FW.A.0006.081013T1000Z-081015T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0025.081012T1700Z-081015T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 345 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH DEVELOPING THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING AND BELOW 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT RECOVERY OF HUMIDITIES TONIGHT. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONGER WINDS FOR LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYSONS. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT WITH ONLY MINOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. FOR MIDWEEK...WARM AND DRY BUT WITH WEAKER WINDS. 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. $$ CAZ250-255-256-258-122100- /O.UPG.KSGX.FW.A.0006.081013T1000Z-081015T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0025.081013T1300Z-081015T0100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 345 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AREAS NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING TODAY WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN RECOVER SLIGHTLY TONIGHT. WINDS WILLS STRENGTHEN MONDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AT TIMES. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT WITH ONLY MINOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ MARTIN
13 follow-up statements
000 WWUS86 KSGX 122049 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 149 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...DRY OFFSHORE SANTA ANA WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY... .UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL COMBINE TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ242-248-257-131000- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081015T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 149 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH... AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN MANY AREAS AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT TIMES IN THE FAVORED LOCATIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE BELOW 15 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS AND BELOW 10 PERCENT IN THE FOOTHILLS. SLIGHT RECOVERY OF HUMIDITIES TONIGHT. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONGER WINDS FOR LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYSONS. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT WITH ONLY MINOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT ON MONDAY NIGHT. FOR MIDWEEK...CONTINUED WARM AND DRY BUT WITH WEAKER WINDS. 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. $$ CAZ250-255-256-258-131000- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0025.081013T1300Z-081015T0100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 149 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH... AREAS NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING TODAY WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN RECOVER SLIGHTLY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN MONDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AT TIMES. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WITH ONLY MINOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ PG
000 WWUS86 KSGX 130757 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1257 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2008 CAZ250-255-256-258-132100- /O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0025.081013T0757Z-081015T0100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 1257 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY. UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL COMBINE TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WITH ONLY MINOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. THOUGH OFFSHORE WINDS WILL GENERALLY DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON... WARM TEMPERATURES...STRONG THERMAL MIXING AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PROLONG THE FIRE POTENTIAL UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY. 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. $$ CAZ242-248-257-132100- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081015T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 1257 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY. UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL COMBINE TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WITH ONLY MINOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. THOUGH OFFSHORE WINDS WILL GENERALLY DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON... WARM TEMPERATURES...STRONG THERMAL MIXING AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PROLONG THE FIRE POTENTIAL UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ MACKECHNIE
000 WWUS86 KSGX 130841 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 141 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2008 CAZ242-248-250-255>258-132145- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081015T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 141 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY. UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL COMBINE TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WITH ONLY MINOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. THOUGH OFFSHORE WINDS WILL GENERALLY DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON... WARM TEMPERATURES...STRONG THERMAL MIXING AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PROLONG THE FIRE POTENTIAL UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY. 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. $$ MACKECHNIE
000 WWUS86 KSGX 132038 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 138 PM PDT MON OCT 13 2008 CAZ242-248-250-255>258-140945- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081015T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 138 PM PDT MON OCT 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY. UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL COMBINE TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR MORE AT TIMES THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WITH ONLY MINOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. THOUGH OFFSHORE WINDS WILL GENERALLY DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WARM CONDITIONS...STRONG THERMAL MIXING AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PROLONG THE FIRE POTENTIAL UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ PG
000 WWUS86 KSGX 140815 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 115 AM PDT TUE OCT 14 2008 CAZ242-248-250-255>258-142115- /O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081016T0500Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 115 AM PDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SANTA ANA WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TODAY. MOST WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR BELOW THE CAJON PASS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE...AND THROUGH AND BELOW THE CANYONS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAX FROM 12 MB TO 6 MB. MOST HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 10 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH MINOR RECOVERY TONIGHT. WEAKER OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HOWEVER...HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN VERY LOW. ALSO...HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE STRONG THERMAL MIXING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRES. FOR THESE REASONS THE RED FLAG WARNING EXTENDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WARM...DRY...LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BUT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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. $$ MACKECHNIE
000 WWUS86 KSGX 142015 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 115 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2008 CAZ242-248-250-255>258-151015- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081016T0500Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 115 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND PERSISTENT LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE SANTA ANA WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOST WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR AT TIMES THROUGH AND BELOW THE CANYONS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS WEAKEN. HUMIDITIES IN MANY LOCATIONS WILL BE BELOW 10 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH MINOR RECOVERY TONIGHT. WEAKER OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. HOWEVER...LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGHER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE STRONG THERMAL MIXING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRES. FOR THESE REASONS THE RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WARM...DRY...LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. 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. $$ PG
000 WWUS86 KSGX 150945 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 245 AM PDT WED OCT 15 2008 CAZ242-248-250-255>258-152100- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081016T0500Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 245 AM PDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR 10 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL WEAKEN WITH LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH...MAINLY THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING WARMER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. THESE WARMER TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE WILL BRING 10 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT FOR INLAND AREAS TODAY WITH LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE INLAND VALLEYS AND ON LOWER COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH CONTINUED POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY OF HUMIDITIES FOR INLAND AREAS AND SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING EACH DAY. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE WEAK OFFSHORE WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. GREATEST COVERAGE FOR THESE WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS FAVORED FOR EASTERLY OFFSHORE FLOW...THROUGH THE BANNING PASS AND IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOLING AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR THE WEEKEND. 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. $$ MARTIN
000 WWUS86 KSGX 152004 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 104 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2008 CAZ248-250-255>258-160500- /O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081018T0500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 104 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT FRIDAY. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH LOCAL WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...MAINLY IN THE MOST WIND PRONE AREAS. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING WARMER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. THESE WARMER TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE WILL BRING 10 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT FOR INLAND AREAS WITH LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE INLAND VALLEYS AND ON LOWER COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH CONTINUED POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY OF HUMIDITIES FOR INLAND AREAS AND SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING EACH DAY. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE WEAK OFFSHORE WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AT TIMES IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS. GREATEST COVERAGE FOR THESE WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS FAVORED FOR EASTERLY OFFSHORE FLOW...THROUGH THE BANNING PASS AND IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOLING AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR THE WEEKEND. 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. $$ CAZ242-160500- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081016T0500Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 104 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING DUE TO CONTINUING LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. OFFSHORE WINDS HAVE WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAIN LOW IN MUCH OF ORANGE COUNTY. LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BUT BY THURSDAY MORNING HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE AND THE FIRE DANGER WILL DECREASE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERY OF HUMIDITIES INCREASING EACH NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOLING AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR THE WEEKEND. 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. $$ PG
000 WWUS86 KSGX 160455 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 955 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2008 CAZ242-160600- /O.EXP.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081016T0500Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 955 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ248-250-255>258-161700- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081018T0500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 955 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN HOT AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 10 PERCENT FOR 10 OR MORE HOURS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING EACH DAY. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY OF HUMIDITIES FOR INLAND AREAS. THERE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE WEAK OFFSHORE WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS. GREATEST COVERAGE FOR THESE WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS FAVORED FOR EASTERLY OFFSHORE FLOW...THROUGH THE BANNING PASS AND IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOLING AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR THE WEEKEND. 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. $$ SCV
000 WWUS86 KSGX 161020 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 320 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2008 CAZ248-250-255>258-162130- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081018T0500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 320 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR 10 OR MORE HOURS EACH DAY OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN HOT AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 10 PERCENT FOR 10 OR MORE HOURS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING EACH DAY. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY OF HUMIDITIES FOR INLAND AREAS. THERE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE WEAK OFFSHORE WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS. GREATEST COVERAGE FOR THESE WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS FAVORED FOR EASTERLY OFFSHORE FLOW...THROUGH THE BANNING PASS AND IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOLING AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR THE WEEKEND. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ MARTIN
000 WWUS86 KSGX 162127 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 227 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2008 CAZ248-250-255>258-170900- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081018T0500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 227 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THE HOT AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO OR BELOW 10 PERCENT FOR 10 OR MORE HOURS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY OF HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED IN INLAND AREAS. THERE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE WEAK OFFSHORE WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS. GREATEST COVERAGE FOR THESE WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS FAVORED FOR EASTERLY OFFSHORE FLOW...THROUGH THE BANNING PASS AND IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOLING AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR THE WEEKEND. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH TEMPERATURES...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ SMALL
000 WWUS86 KSGX 171019 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 319 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2008 CAZ248-250-255>258-172130- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081018T0500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 319 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR 10 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 10 PERCENT... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THE HOT AND DRY WEATHER FOR INLAND AREAS TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO OR BELOW 10 PERCENT FOR 10 OR MORE HOURS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE WEAK OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS. GREATEST COVERAGE FOR THESE WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS FAVORED FOR EASTERLY OFFSHORE FLOW...THROUGH THE BANNING PASS AND IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOLING AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR THE WEEKEND. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH TEMPERATURES...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ MARTIN
000 WWUS86 KSGX 180451 RFWSGX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 951 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM THIS EVENING... .RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 10 PERCENT. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. CAZ248-250-255>258-180600- /O.EXP.KSGX.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081018T0500Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 951 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 10 PERCENT OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA AND ONSHORE FLOW INCREASES. THIS WILL ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM THIS EVENING. $$ SCV
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 San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Oct 11, 9:30 PM PDT, 6 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 11, 9:30 PM PDT, 6 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 930 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND A LOW IN THE ROCKIES WILL BRING RATHER LOW TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...AND THEN MAINLY BELOW NORMAL AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY. SANTA ANA WINDS WILL SLOWLY DEVELOP MIDDAY SUNDAY AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. A WARMING TREND WILL START SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. && .DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE... SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES PREVAIL THIS EVENING BEHIND A MAINLY DRY COLD FRONT THAT SWEPT THROUGH THE REGION EARLIER TODAY. THIS SHOULD BRING A DRY...COOL NIGHT TO THE AREA. COULD EVEN SEE SOME UPPER 30S IN THE COLDEST VALLEY AREAS SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE RATHER TAME FOR THE MOST PART THIS EVENING AS THE GRADIENTS RELAX. A BREAK IN THE ACTION HAS OCCURRED THIS EVENING AND SHOULD LAST INTO MIDDAY SUNDAY...THEN THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF WEATHER EVENTS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SUNDAY EVENING. SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODELS ON THE STRENGTH...AND TO AN EXTENT...THE TIMING. THE GENERAL CONSENSUS IS THE FLOW SHOULD BECOME NORTHEASTERLY AS A MODERATELY STRONG SANTA ANA WIND EVENT GETS GOING. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE A GOOD BET IN THE USUAL WINDY LOCATIONS...AND RED FLAG WARNINGS LOOK LIKE A STRONG POSSIBILITY INLAND AREAS AS WELL. WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IN A WHILE...THE STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW SHOULD KICK UP SOME DUST IN THE INLAND AREAS. THE DRY...WINDY CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY...THEN DROP OFF TO BECOME PICTURE POSTCARD CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY. FOR THE MOST PART...CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN AT LEAST WEAKLY OFFSHORE...WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF MARINE LAYER LOW CLOUDS MOST OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. && .AVIATION... 110300Z...WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING CLEAR SKIES AND UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT...LIKELY INTO MONDAY AS WELL. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY BRING MOUNTAIN WAVES...ROTORS...AND LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR TO AREAS SOUTH OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS IN THE VICINITY OF KONT...KRAL AND KSBD BY LATE IN THE DAY SUNDAY. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE BELOW THE CAJON PASS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. && .FIRE WEATHER... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE UPCOMING SANTA ANA WIND EVENT. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS SHOULD BEGIN TO TIGHTEN UP MIDDAY SUNDAY...AND PEAK ON MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 30S AND 40S CURRENTLY SHOULD BE IN THE LOWER TEENS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND SOME SINGLE DIGITS BY MONDAY MORNING. IT SHOULD STAY DRY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY STILL LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE FROM A COMBINED STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY EVENT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...TO MAINLY A LOW HUMIDITY EVENT BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS DROP OFF BUT THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE. && .SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS AND ORANGE COUNTY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...SEE LAXRFWSGX. && PUBLIC/FIRE WEATHER...SMALL AVIATION/MARINE...SULLIVAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 11, 9:30 PM PDT, 6 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 930 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 CAZ042-043-048-050-055-056-057-058-060-061-062-121200- ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 930 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ALL OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. COOL WEATHER WITH LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP MIDDAY SUNDAY AND STRENGTHEN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY FOR SANTA ANA WIND CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WARNINGS FOR HIGH WIND AND THE FIRE HAZARD MAY BE ISSUED FOR ALL MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS AND ORANGE COUNTY FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. SUNNY AND WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .DAY ONE... TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. * HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR ALL BEACHES DUE TO WEST SWELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. * A SANTA ANA WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING WARM DRY CONDITIONS AND AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS AND ORANGE COUNTY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA... HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. SMALL
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2:56 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 57 hr |
| Oct 12, 2:56 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 57 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.