Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Nov 29, 2011, 3:37 PM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Nov 30, 2011, 9:00 PM PST. It was in force for 37 hr. 30 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2011, 3:37 PM PST (23:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 30, 2011, 9:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2011, 9:36 AM PST
- In force
- 37 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 23:34 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 9:53 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 8 Nne Mount Wilson, CA | NORTHEAST WINDS 31 MPH GUSTING TO 57 MPH AT CHILAO RAWS...ELEVATION 5450 FEET. |
| Nov 30, 9:54 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 4 Nw Mount Wilson, CA | NORTHEAST WINDS 21 MPH GUSTING TO 57 MPH AT CLEAR CREEK RAWS...ELEVATION 3000 FEET. |
| Nov 30, 9:54 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 3 Ssw Acton, CA | 65 MPH GUST AT ACTON RAWS SITE LOCATED AT 2600 FT. |
| Nov 30, 9:56 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Ne Malibu, CA | 59 MPH GUST AT MALIBU HILLS RAWS SITE LOCATED AT 1575 FT. |
| Nov 30, 10:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 4 Nw Pasadena, CA | TRAINED SPOTTER NEAR LA CANADA COUNTRY CLUB REPORTED NORTH WIND GUST 62 MPH. |
| Nov 30, 10:40 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Nne Glendale, CA | WIND GUST TO 60 MPH IN THE HILLS ABOVE GLENDALE. |
| Nov 30, 10:53 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Wnw Burbank, CA | NORTH WINDS 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA AIRPORT...ELEVATION 774 FEET. |
| Nov 30, 10:54 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 3 Ssw Acton, CA | EAST WINDS 20 MPH GUSTING TO 67 MPH AT ACTON RAWS...ELEVATION 2600 FEET. |
| Nov 30, 10:58 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Sse Glendale, CA | NORTHEAST WIND GUST TO 59 MPH AT MT. WASHINGTON RAWS...ELEVATION 920 FEET. |
| Nov 30, 11:16 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Pasadena, CA | LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS ROADWAYS NEAR NORTH FAIR OAKS AVE AND EAST MANOR STREET IN ALTADENA. |
| Nov 30, 11:19 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Glendale, CA | 60 FOOT HIGH TREE DOWN IN LANES NEAR INTERSTATE 5 AND COLORADO ST IN THE GLENDALE AREA. |
| Nov 30, 11:27 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Ne Glendale, CA | WIND 45 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH. POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA. |
| Nov 30, 11:34 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 5 Nne Downtown Los Ange, CA | WIND GUST TO 56 MPH BEFORE ANEMOMETER BROKE. 10 GALLON POTTED PLANTS BLOWN OVER. |
| Nov 30, 11:55 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 3 Nnw Beverly Hills, CA | NORTHEAST WINDS 18 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH AT BEVERLY HILLS RAWS...ELEVATION 1260 FEET. |
| Dec 1, 12:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Pasadena, CA | FOUR LARGE TREES UPROOTED IN ALTADENA. |
| Dec 1, 12:04 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Monterey Park, CA | LARGE TREE DOWN IN ROADWAY BLOCKING HIGHWAY 110 IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. |
| Dec 1, 12:40 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Glendale, CA | ALL EASTBOUND LANES OF HIGHWAY 134 CLOSED IN THE BURBANK-GLENDALE AREAS DUE TO DOWNED TREES. |
| Dec 1, 12:54 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 3 Ssw Acton, CA | EAST WINDS OF 25 MPH GUSTING TO 76 MPH AT ACTON RAWS...ELEVATION 2600 FEET. |
| Dec 1, 12:56 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 3 Ene Glendale, CA | NORTHEAST WINDS 19 MPH GUSTING TO 66 MPH AT SAN RAFAEL HILLS RAWS...ELEVATION 1770 FEET. |
| Dec 1, 1:53 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 9 Se Acton, CA | NORTH WINDS 37 MPH GUSTING TO 62 MPH AT MILL CREEK RAWS...ELEVATION 5021 FEET. |
| Dec 1, 2:01 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nne El Monte, CA | DOWNED POWER LINES NEAR ALTERN ST AND REDELL AVE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. |
| Dec 1, 2:53 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 Nne Mount Wilson, CA | NORTH WINDS 26 MPH GUSTING TO 58 MPH AT CHILAO RAWS...ELEVATION 5450 FEET. |
| Dec 1, 2:57 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 Nnw West Covina, CA | NORTH WINDS 33 MPH GUSTING TO 68 MPH AT SANTA FE DAM...ELEVATION 500 FEET. |
| Dec 1, 4:40 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nnw Downtown Los Ange, CA | LARGE TREE DOWN ON SUNSET BLVD NEAR LA BREA AVENUE IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. |
| Dec 1, 7:57 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 6 Ssw Castaic Lake, CA | NORTHWEST WINDS 25 MPH GUSTING TO 72 MPH AT WHITAKER PEAK...ELEVATION 4120 FEET. |
| Dec 1, 10:53 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 8 Nne Mount Wilson, CA | NORTH WINDS 39 MPH GUSTING TO 72 MPH AT CHILAO RAWS...ELEVATION 5450 FEET. |
| Dec 1, 2:55 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 5 Nne San Fernando, CA | NORTHWEST WINDS 33 MPH GUSTING TO 70 MPH AT CAMP NINE RAWS...ELEVATION 4000 FEET. |
| Dec 1, 3:56 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 5 S Santa Clarita, CA | NORTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH GUSTING TO 56 MPH AT NEWHALL PASS RAWS...ELEVATION 2135 FEET. |
| Dec 1, 4:53 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 9 Se Acton, CA | NORTH WINDS 33 MPH GUSTING TO 61 MPH AT MILL CREEK RAWS...ELEVATION 5021 FEET. |
| Dec 2, 1:53 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 8 Ese Castaic Lake, CA | NORTHEAST WINDS 27 MPH GUSTING TO 57 MPH AT WARM SPRINGS RAWS...ELEVATION 4930 FEET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 4651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
773 WWUS86 KLOX 292337 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 337 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER ARIZONA AND GENERATE STRONG NORTHEAST SANTA ANA WINDS OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. PEAK SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 40 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS LIKELY EXCEEDING 60 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO HELP TO MAINTAIN LOW HUMIDITY READINGS... ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTS AND VALLEYS. ALTHOUGH THESE WINDS SHOULD WEAKEN BY FRIDAY EVENING...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND. CAZ253-254-301800- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0007.111201T0600Z-111203T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0500Z-111203T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 337 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT AFTER THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-301800- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0007.111201T0600Z-111203T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0800Z-111203T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 337 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ548-301800- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0007.111201T0600Z-111203T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0800Z-111203T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 337 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE HILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE EASTERN HILLS. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ246-301800- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0007.111201T0600Z-111203T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0800Z-111203T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 337 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAGUNA PEAK. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ240-241-301800- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0007.111201T0600Z-111203T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0800Z-111203T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 337 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH...PRIMARILY FROM VENTURA THROUGH MALIBU. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ KITTELL FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
5 follow-up statements
721 WWUS86 KLOX 301734 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 934 AM PST WED NOV 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER ARIZONA AND GENERATE STRONG NORTHEAST SANTA ANA WINDS OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THIS EVENING THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. PEAK SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS...WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS LIKELY EXCEEDING 60 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO HELP TO MAINTAIN LOW HUMIDITY READINGS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTS AND VALLEYS. ALTHOUGH THESE WINDS SHOULD WEAKEN BY FRIDAY EVENING...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND. CAZ253-254-010145- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0500Z-111203T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 934 AM PST WED NOV 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING... WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT AFTER THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-010145- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0800Z-111203T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 934 AM PST WED NOV 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING... WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ548-010145- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0800Z-111203T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 934 AM PST WED NOV 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE HILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE EASTERN HILLS. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ246-010145- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0800Z-111203T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 934 AM PST WED NOV 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING... WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAGUNA PEAK. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ240-241-010145- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0800Z-111203T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 934 AM PST WED NOV 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...PRIMARILY FROM OXNARD THROUGH MALIBU. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
468 WWUS86 KLOX 302332 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 332 PM PST WED NOV 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER ARIZONA AND GENERATE STRONG NORTHEAST SANTA ANA WINDS OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THIS EVENING THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. PEAK SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS...WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS LIKELY EXCEEDING 60 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO HELP TO MAINTAIN LOW HUMIDITY READINGS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTS AND VALLEYS. ALTHOUGH THESE WINDS SHOULD WEAKEN BY FRIDAY EVENING...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND. CAZ253-254-011800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0500Z-111203T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 332 PM PST WED NOV 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT...EXCEPT 10 TO 20 PERCENT ALONG THE LOWER COASTAL SLOPES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-011800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0800Z-111203T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 332 PM PST WED NOV 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING... WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ548-011800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0800Z-111203T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 332 PM PST WED NOV 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE HILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE EASTERN HILLS. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ246-011800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0800Z-111203T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 332 PM PST WED NOV 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING... WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAGUNA PEAK. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ240-241-011800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.111201T0800Z-111203T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 332 PM PST WED NOV 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...PRIMARILY FROM OXNARD THROUGH MALIBU. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
573 WWUS86 KLOX 011805 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1005 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND MODERATELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ARIZONA WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST OFFSHORE WINDS OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. PEAK SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS...WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS LIKELY EXCEEDING 60 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO HELP TO MAINTAIN LOW HUMIDITY READINGS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTS AND VALLEYS. ALTHOUGH THESE WINDS SHOULD WEAKEN BY FRIDAY EVENING...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. CAZ253-254-020215- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111203T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 1005 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND MODERATELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 35 PERCENT...EXCEPT 10 TO 25 PERCENT ALONG THE LOWER COASTAL SLOPES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ288-547-020215- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111203T0200Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 1005 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND MODERATELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ548-020215- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111203T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 1005 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND MODERATELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS TODAY...BECOMING NORTHEAST AND CONFINED TO THE EASTERN HILLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ246-020215- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111203T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 1005 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND MODERATELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAGUNA PEAK FRIDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT...EXCEPT 20 TO 35 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ241-020215- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111203T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 1005 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND MODERATELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AND BECOMING CONFINED TO THE PASSES AND CANYONS FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OTHERWISE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244-245-020215- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111203T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- 1005 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE VALLEYS OF VENTURA COUNTY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 WILL BECOME NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ240-020215- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111203T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- 1005 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND MODERATELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK WINDS ARE EXCEPTED FRIDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ KITTELL FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
541 WWUS86 KLOX 012345 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 345 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND MODERATELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND MODERATELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ARIZONA WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST OFFSHORE WINDS OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO HELP TO LOWER HUMIDITY READINGS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH THESE WINDS SHOULD WEAKEN BY FRIDAY EVENING...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT. CAZ547-021800- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.A.0008.111203T2300Z-111204T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T2300Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 345 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS WESTERN VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON FRIDAY WITH POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. LOWER HUMIDITIES TO AROUND 10 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ246-021800- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.A.0008.111203T2300Z-111204T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T2300Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 345 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 70 MPH NEAR LAGUNA PEAK. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON FRIDAY WITH POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. LOWER HUMIDITIES TO AROUND 10 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ244-245-021800- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.A.0008.111203T2300Z-111204T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T2300Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- 345 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE HILLS. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS EASTERN VALLEYS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON FRIDAY WITH POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. LOWER HUMIDITIES TO AROUND 10 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ548-021800- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T2300Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 345 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE HILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HILLS AND CANYONS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON FRIDAY WITH POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. && $$ CAZ241-021800- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T2300Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 345 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...MAINLY OVER THE PASSES AND CANYONS FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON FRIDAY WITH MODERATELY POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. && $$ CAZ240-021800- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T2300Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- 345 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL FORM THROUGH THE NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK WINDS ARE EXCEPTED FRIDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON FRIDAY WITH MODERATELY POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. && $$ CAZ253-254-021800- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.A.0008.111203T1800Z-111205T0100Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111203T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 345 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND MODERATELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON FRIDAY WITH POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. LOWER HUMIDITIES TO AROUND 10 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ288-021800- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.A.0008.111203T2300Z-111204T2300Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111203T0200Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 345 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON FRIDAY WITH POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. LOWER HUMIDITIES TO AROUND 10 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KITTELL FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
213 WWUS86 KLOX 021736 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 936 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .THE GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS THAT IMPACTED THE AREA OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAVE WEAKENED EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED AS THE COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE WINDS QUICKLY MOVES TO THE EAST. THE PREVIOUS RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE ALL BEEN CANCELLED AS A RESULT. A NEW LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO ARIZONA LATER TONIGHT HOWEVER...BRINGING A MORE TYPICAL SANTA ANA WIND EVENT ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH LOW HUMIDITIES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT AS A RESULT. CAZ246-030000- /O.CAN.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.A.0008.111203T1600Z-111204T2300Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 936 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE PREVIOUS RED FLAG WARNING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAGUNA PEAK. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AND AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT ON SUNDAY...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ253-254-030000- /O.CAN.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111203T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.A.0008.111203T1400Z-111205T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 936 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE PREVIOUS RED FLAG WARNING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AND AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT ON SUNDAY...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ244-245-547-030000- /O.CAN.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.A.0008.111203T1600Z-111204T2300Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 936 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE VENTURA COUNTY AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE PREVIOUS RED FLAG WARNING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS OF EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AND AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT ON SUNDAY...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ240-241-030000- /O.CAN.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KLOX.FW.A.0008.111203T1600Z-111204T2300Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 936 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE VENTURA COUNTY COAST AND LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY COASTS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE PREVIOUS RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY FROM VENTURA THROUGH MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AND AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT ON SUNDAY...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ288-030000- /O.CAN.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111203T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.A.0008.111203T1600Z-111204T2300Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 936 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE PREVIOUS RED FLAG WARNING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AND AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT ON SUNDAY...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS SHOULD RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ548-021845- /O.CAN.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111202T2300Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 936 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS HAVE WEAKENED EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN ABOVE WARNING CRITERIA. $$ KITTELL/GOMBERG FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
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 29, 2:45 PM PST, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 2:45 PM PST, 52 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 245 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS... WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES TO SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY. A STRONG OFFSHORE WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES EAST OF THE AREA. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT MAINLY VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-FRI)...GENERALLY QUIET WX COVERED THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. FAIR SKIES WITH VARYING AMOUNTS OF HI CLOUDS WERE NOTED OVER THE REGION AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PERSISTED. THERE WERE LOCALLY GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS IN THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS OF VTU/L.A. COUNTIES...OTHERWISE WINDS WERE GENERALLY LIGHT. HI TEMPS OVER THE AREA TODAY WERE ABOUT 6 TO 12 DEG ABOVE NORMAL. HIGHS WERE IN THE 60S AND 70S AT THE COAST...AND 70S TO MID 80S IN THE VALLEYS. THE UPPER RIDGING WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST TONIGHT AS A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVES INTO THE PAC NW. THIS TROF IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND CENTRAL CA ON WED...THEN STRENGTHEN INTO AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER EXTREME SERN CA OR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BY LATE WED NIGHT INTO THU MORNING. THE UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THRU THU NIGHT THEN DRIFT INTO AZ ON FRI. FAIR WEATHER SHOULD PREVAIL AGAIN OVER SWRN CA ON WED...BUT THEN A SIGNIFICANT OFFSHORE WIND EVENT IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP OVER VTU/L.A. COUNTIES WED NIGHT INTO FRI THANKS TO RAPIDLY INCREASING OFFSHORE GRADIENTS...PLENTY OF COLD AIR ADVECTION...AND VERY STRONG N TO NE WINDS ALOFT AND ALSO AT LOWER LEVELS. THE LATEST WRF IS FORECASTING 850 MB WINDS TO BE AS HIGH AS 75 KT BY EARLY THU MORNING...WITH 950 MB (1500 FT) WINDS AS HIGH AS 55 KT. ISENTROPIC CROSS SECTIONS AND OMEGA FIELDS ALSO INDICATE PLENTY OF DOWNWARD SUPPORT OF MOMENTUM TRANSFER OF HI WINDS TO LOWER LEVELS. AS A RESULT...WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE L.A./VTU MTNS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA MTNS...UP TO 70 MPH IN THE SANTA MONICA MTNS...AND AS HIGH AS 60-65 MPH IN THE VLYS AND COASTAL AREAS OF L.A./VTU COUNTIES FROM LATER WED NIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. HOWEVER...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE ISOLATED GUSTS TO 90 MPH OR MORE IN THE MTNS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY LATE WED NIGHT AND THU MORNING...AND LATER THU NIGHT AND FRI MORNING...ALTHO WINDS SHOULD NOT BE AS STRONG FOR THE VTU COASTAL AREAS. NEEDLESS TO SAY...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES...KNOCKING DOWN OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BLOWING DEBRIS AROUND... AND CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WIND WATCHES HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT FOR THE L.A./VTU MTNS/VLYS/CSTS...AND THESE WILL BE UPGRADED TO HIGH WIND WARNINGS SHORTLY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST LAXNPWLOX FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS. THE UPPER TROF MAY BRING SOME CLOUDINESS AT TIMES TO THE EASTERN L.A. COUNTY MTNS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY THU INTO FRI...OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES SHOULD PREVAIL OVER THE REGION. TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL ON WED...THEN COOL SIGNIFICANTLY TO SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL IN ALL AREAS THU AND FRI. .LONG TERM (SAT-TUE)...THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE FURTHER E FRI NIGHT AND SAT WHILE ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW DEVELOPS SOMEWHERE OVER THE SWRN U.S. ON SAT. THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE QUITE A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN POSITION OF THIS UPPER LOW WITH THE GFS MUCH FURTHER E AND OVER AZ WHILE THE EC BRINGS THE UPPER LOW INTO SWRN CA RIGHT OVER THE FORECAST AREA. THE EC THEN LINGERS THIS UPPER LOW OVER SRN CA SUN NIGH THRU TUE...WHILE THE GFS WEAKENS THE UPPER LOW OVER AZ BY LATE SUN...WITH WEAK UPPER RIDGING OVER SRN CA FOR MON...AND BROAD BUT WEAK UPPER TROFFINESS OVER THE REGION FOR TUE. THE EC DOES BRING IN SOME PCPN INTO SRN CA SAT INTO SUN. HOWEVER...WITH THE UNCERTAINTIES IN THE MODELS WL NOT MAKE MUCH IN THE WAY OF CHANGES TO THE EXISTING FORECAST OF DRY WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WITH A LEAN MORE TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION...IT LOOKS LIKE GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH WEAKER OFFSHORE FLOW NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS EARLY NEXT WEEK. DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES FOR THE MOST PART FOR SAT THRU TUE. TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL DURING THE WEEKEND THEN WARM TO NEAR NORMAL FOR MON AND TUE. && .AVIATION...29/1800Z. VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EXCEPT KPRB...WHICH WILL POSSIBLY SEE IFR TO LIFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ALSO INVADING THE CENTRAL COAST AND AFFECTING KSBP AND KSMX. KLAX MAY HAVE A PERIOD OF MVFR VISIBILITY OVERNIGHT. OVERALL...THERE IS GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE 18Z TAFS. KLAX...GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE 18Z TAF. A PERIOD OF MVFR VISIBILITY IS QUITE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS. KBUR...GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE 18Z TAF. VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING (SEE LAXRFWLOX). HIGH WIND WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXMWSLOX). SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX). && PUBLIC...SIRARD AVIATION...SWEET SYNOPSIS...SMITH WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 29, 3:37 PM PST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 337 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2011 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-301400- 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- 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- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 337 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. * HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS * * SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE WILL BE A VERY STRONG SANTA ANA WIND EVENT DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THERE WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGING WINDS WITH SEVERAL IMPACTS INCLUDING DOWNED POWERLINES AND TREES...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...BLOWING DUST AND SAND AS WELL AS ROUGH SEAS FOR MARINERS ACROSS THE INNER WATERS. THERE WILL BE DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * RED FLAG WARNING...........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...SEE FZUS76 KLOX - MWSLOX FOR DETAILS * * SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KAPLAN
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Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 4:03 AM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 11 hr |
| Nov 29, 9:48 AM PST | Fire Weather Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 6 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:25 PM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 65 hr |
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