Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Nov 12, 2012, 10:08 AM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 32 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2012, 10:08 AM PST (18:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2012, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 32 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 18:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 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
- 3324 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
725 WWUS86 KLOX 121808 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1008 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... .STRENGTHENING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN HAS BROUGHT INCREASING SANTA ANA WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING. THE PEAK OF THIS OFFSHORE WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE TODAY...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. FOR COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAPID DRYING...WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE DAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH SOME AREAS REMAINING BELOW 10 PERCENT. WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...THERE WILL STILL BE SUFFICIENT WIND AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY...IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS...TO GENERATE A LONGER DURATION OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. OTHER PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELS AND VENTURA COUNTIES WILL SEE BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. CAZ253-254-130000- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0013.121112T1808Z-121114T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 1008 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT TODAY. WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY READINGS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIR DANGER AND OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ246-130000- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0013.121112T1808Z-121114T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 1008 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT READINGS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIR DANGER AND OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ288-130000- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0013.121112T1808Z-121114T0200Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 1008 AM PST MON NOV 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...BUT GENERALLY REMAIN 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT READINGS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIR DANGER AND OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG
3 follow-up statements
347 WWUS86 KLOX 122313 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 313 PM PST MON NOV 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... .GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THEN INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...WHERE GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. IN THE VALLEYS...WIND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE NOW BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH SIMILAR LOW HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS... MOUNTAINS...AND WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS...WITH SOME AREAS REMAINING BELOW 10 PERCENT. WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...THERE WILL STILL BE SUFFICIENT WIND AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED FOR OTHER COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...HOWEVER DURATIONS ARE GENERALLY NOT EXPECTED TO BE LONG ENOUGH FOR A RED FLAG WARNING. CAZ253-254-131800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121114T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 313 PM PST MON NOV 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 6 AND 12 PERCENT THROUGH TUESDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ246-131800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121114T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 313 PM PST MON NOV 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT READINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ288-131800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121114T0200Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 313 PM PST MON NOV 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT READINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG
805 WWUS86 KLOX 131804 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1004 AM PST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... .A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY OFFSHORE SANTA ANA WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...WHERE GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. IN THE VALLEYS...WIND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OCCURRING LAST NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS...MOUNTAINS...AND WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER DIMINISH TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER...WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. LOCAL GUSTS IN THE 25 MPH TO 35 MPH RANGE CANNOT BE RULED ACROSS THE VALLEYS...FOOTHILLS...AND MOUNTAINS. CAZ253-254-140200- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121114T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 1004 AM PST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT WILL OCCUR THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING...AND POSSIBLY INTO WEDNESDAY. * UNCERTAINTY...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ246-140200- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121114T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 1004 AM PST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT READINGS WILL CONTINUE WILL OCCUR THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING...AND POSSIBLY INTO WEDNESDAY. * UNCERTAINTY...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ288-140200- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121114T0200Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 1004 AM PST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT READINGS WILL CONTINUE WILL OCCUR THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING...AND POSSIBLY INTO WEDNESDAY. * UNCERTAINTY...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HALL
539 WWUS86 KLOX 140151 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 551 PM PST TUE NOV 13 2012 CAZ253-254-140300- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121114T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 551 PM PST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. EVEN THOUGH HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH TONIGHT...RED FLAG WARNING THRESHOLDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET EXCEPT ON A LOCAL SCALE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT. $$ CAZ246-140300- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121114T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 551 PM PST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. EVEN THOUGH HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH TONIGHT...RED FLAG WARNING THRESHOLDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET EXCEPT ON A LOCAL SCALE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT. $$ CAZ288-140300- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121114T0200Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 551 PM PST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. EVEN THOUGH HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH TONIGHT...RED FLAG WARNING THRESHOLDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET EXCEPT ON A LOCAL SCALE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT. $$ SIRARD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 10:19 PM PST | Freeze Watch | LOX | Santa Barbara | 16 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:40 AM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 12 hr |
| Nov 12, 2:38 PM PST | Frost Advisory | LOX | Santa Barbara | 18 hr |
| Nov 12, 2:38 PM PST | Freeze Warning | LOX | 18 hr |
Nearby
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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.