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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS San Diego, CA

November 1, 20114 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this red flag warning at Nov 1, 2011, 1:50 PM PDT for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Nov 1, 2011, 10:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 16 hr. 13 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 1, 2011, 1:50 PM PDT (20:50 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 1, 2011, 10:00 PM PDT
Expired
Nov 2, 2011, 1:57 PM PDT
In force
16 hr
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 20:47 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 2, 12:30 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Fremont Canyon, CASUSTAINED WINDS 43 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH.
Nov 2, 3:30 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 68Fremont Canyon, CASUSTAINED WINDS 43 TO 50 MPH SINCE 0030 PDT.
Nov 2, 3:34 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMGRancho Cucamonga, CATRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHTS BLOW DOWN.
Nov 2, 4:30 AM PDTHIGH SUST WINDS 51Fremont Canyon, CAPEAK GUST 71 MPH
Nov 2, 5:00 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 N Orange, CALARGE WOODEN SIGN BLOWN DOWN ONTO FREEWAY AT EAST BOUND HIGHWAY 91 AND NORTH BOUND HIGHWAY 55
Nov 2, 5:30 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 812 Nne Fremont Canyon, CAHIGH WINDS BEGAN AT THE FREMONT CANYON RAWS BETWEEN 1130 PM AND 1230 AM PDT AND ENDED BETWEEN 1130 AM AND 1230 PM PDT. BETWEEN 0430 AND 0530 PDT A PEAK WIND GUST OF 81 MPH WAS MEASURED.
Nov 2, 5:30 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 81Fremont Canyon, CASUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 43 AND 51 MPH SINCE 0030 PDT.
Nov 2, 6:15 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 645 Sw Banning, CAHIGH WINDS BEGAN AT THE HIGHLAND SPRINGS RAWS BETWEEN 0515 AM AND 0615 AM PDT AND ENDED BETWEEN 1115 AM AND 1215 PM PDT. BETWEEN 0915 AM AND 1015 AM PDT A PEAK WIND GUST OF 64 MPH WAS MEASURED.
Nov 2, 7:57 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Highland, CAWINDS SUSTAINED 41 MPH GUSTING TO 58 MPH AT 716 AM ON NOV 2 AT HIGHLAND SPRINGS RAWS. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING OVER 43 MPH SINCE 1216 AM.
Nov 2, 8:30 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Needles Airport, CA
Nov 2, 10:10 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Nne Needles, CAA SPOTTER REPORTED A FEW MEDIUM SIZED BRANCHES BROKE OFF TREES IN NEEDLES.
Nov 2, 10:15 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 526 Sse Banning, CAA PEAK WIND GUST OF 52 MPH WAS MEASURED BY THE POPPET FLAT RAWS BETWEEN 0915 AND 1015 AM PDT.
Nov 2, 11:30 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 Ene Brea, CAWINDS GUSTED GREATER THAN 50 MPH AT TONNER CANYON RAWS BEGINNING BETWEEN 700 AM AND 800 AM AND ENDING BETWEEN 1200 PM AND 100 PM. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 60 MPH WAS MEASURED BETWEEN 1100 AM AND 1200 PM.

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, 8.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2011-11-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2011-11-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3059 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

018 
WWUS86 KSGX 012050
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
150 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS ON WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE INCREASING OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL GENERATE NORTHEAST WINDS...GUSTING
TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS. POOR
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO
FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT AS EARLY AS TONIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE
COASTAL AREAS WHERE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ABOVE 25 PERCENT. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS SHOULD
DIMINISH TO BELOW 35 MPH. POOR TO MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE
TEENS AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ255-257-021300-
/O.UPG.KSGX.FW.A.0001.111102T1200Z-111103T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0002.111102T0500Z-111102T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-
150 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE SAN
BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL ALLOW
  HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE TONIGHT. LOWEST DAYTIME
  HUMIDITY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE AFTER 2 AM. HUMIDITIES WILL RAPIDLY
  FALL WITH THE GUSTY WINDS...RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT BY
  EARLY MORNING.

* OUTLOOK...HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO RECOVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE 
  FLOW TURNS ONSHORE. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED AGAIN 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ248-256-258-021300-
/O.UPG.KSGX.FW.A.0001.111102T1600Z-111103T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0002.111102T1000Z-111102T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
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-
150 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE...THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...POOR TO MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL
  FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BELOW 15 PERCENT...WITH DAYTIME
  HUMIDITY RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE INLAND EMPIRE
  TONIGHT...STARTING LATER TONIGHT THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO
  MOUNTAINS. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE TONIGHT OR
  AROUND SUNRISE.

* OUTLOOK...HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO RECOVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE 
  FLOW TURNS ONSHORE. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED AGAIN 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ242-250-021300-
/O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0002.111102T1000Z-111102T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-
150 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS
  UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...POOR TO MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL
  FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BELOW 15 PERCENT...WITH DAYTIME
  HUMIDITY RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL START LATE TONIGHT...WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING
  BELOW 15 PERCENT NEAR OR AROUND SUNRISE.

* OUTLOOK...HUMIDITIES BEGIN TO RECOVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE 
  FLOW TURNS ONSHORE. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED AGAIN 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0

PALMER
3 follow-up statements
542 
WWUS86 KSGX 020414
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
914 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ON WEDNESDAY...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NORTHERN NEVADA AND UTAH TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. THE INCREASING OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL GENERATE NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS...
GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AND
BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND THE FREMONT AND MODJESKA CANYONS.
OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CAUSE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY
LATE TONIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE COASTAL AREAS WHERE HUMIDITY
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 25 PERCENT. BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS SHOULD DIMINISH TO BELOW 35 MPH. LOCAL BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WIND PRONE AREA INTO THE EVENING. POOR
TO MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH
DAYTIME HUMIDITY IN THE TEENS AGAIN THURSDAY.

CAZ255-257-021300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.111102T0500Z-111102T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-
914 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE
  TONIGHT. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 10
  PERCENT.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE AFTER 2 AM. HUMIDITIES WILL 
  RAPIDLY FALL WITH THE GUSTY WINDS...RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 
  PERCENT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* OUTLOOK...POOR TO MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW
  DAYTIME HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ242-248-250-256-258-021300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.111102T1000Z-111102T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-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-
914 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN
  BERNARDINO AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH DAYTIME HUMIDITY RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND
  10 PERCENT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE INLAND EMPIRE
  TONIGHT...STARTING LATER TONIGHT THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO
  MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS
  AND ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* OUTLOOK...POOR TO MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW
  DAYTIME HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

SS
022 
WWUS86 KSGX 021108
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
408 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN HAS GENERATED STRONG
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN
PASSES...GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THIS MORNING. HIGHER
GUSTS TO 60 MPH WERE REPORTED AT FREMONT CANYON AT 330 AM. WINDS
GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY AT TIMES THIS MORNING THROUGH AND
BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND THE FREMONT AND MODJESKA CANYONS.

HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
VALLEYS. NEAR THE COAST THE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ABOVE 20 PERCENT. THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...LOCAL BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE IN THE WIND PRONE PASSES INTO THE EVENING. POOR OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SLOW RECOVERY
THURSDAY EVENING AS A SHALLOW MARINE LAYER SLOWLY RETURNS.

CAZ255-257-030100-
/O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111103T0100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-
408 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT WITH POOR 
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THIS MORNING...DECREASING DURING THE
  AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.

* OUTLOOK...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT...WITH LOW DAYTIME
  HUMIDITY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ242-248-250-256-258-030100-
/O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111103T0100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-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-
408 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 5 PERCENT WITH POOR 
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THIS MORNING...THEN SLOWLY DECREASING
  DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* OUTLOOK...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MOEDE
754 
WWUS86 KSGX 022057
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
157 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...MODERATE LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES TO CONTINUE IN SOME AREAS THIS EVENING...

.STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEVADA AND UTAH IS BEGINNING 
TO WEAKEN...BUT STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN SOME
MOUNTAIN AREAS...AND SOME AREAS BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS INTO THE
EVENING. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ALL AREAS LATER IN THE
EVENING.

CAZ248-250-257-258-030400-
/O.CAN.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111103T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0003.111102T2100Z-111103T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-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-
157 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING 
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WITH ISOLATED
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS EARLY AFTERNOON...DROPPING OFF LATE
  AFTERNOON...THEN TEMPORARILY INCREASING AGAIN...BEFORE DROPPING
  OFF LATE IN THE EVENING.

* OUTLOOK...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY
  THURSDAY MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ242-255-256-022200-
/O.CAN.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111103T0100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-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-
157 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 

THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE...BUT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL STILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 


$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 1, 3:00 AM PDTHigh Wind WarningSGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego35 hr
Nov 1, 10:35 AM PDTWind AdvisorySGXRiverside, San Diego27 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in California, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.