Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Jan 26, 2012, 3:22 PM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Jan 27, 2012, 8:00 PM PST. It was in force for 37 hr. 5 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
- Jan 26, 2012, 3:22 PM PST (23:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2012, 8:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2012, 9:00 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 23:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 10:56 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 S Santa Clarita, CA | 61 MPH AT NEWHALL PASS RAWS SITE. ELEVATION 2135 FT. |
| Jan 28, 5:54 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Ne La Canada/Flintrid, CA | 59 MPH GUST AT CLEAR CREEK RAWS. ELEVATION 3000 FT. |
| Jan 28, 5:55 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Nne San Fernando, CA | 60 MPH GUST AT CAMP NINE RAWS STATION. ELEVATION 4000 FT. |
| Jan 28, 8:53 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 Nne Mount Wilson, CA | 58 MPH GUST AT CHILAO RAWS STATION. ELEVATION 5450 FT. |
| Jan 28, 8:53 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 3 Ne Malibu, CA | 68 MPH GUST AT MALIBU HILLS RAWS SITE. ELEVATION 1575 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, 11.4 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
- 3291 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
267 WWUS86 KLOX 262322 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 322 PM PST THU JAN 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... .AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...THERE WILL BE INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PEAK OF THE SANTA ANA WINDS IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WHEN MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE GUSTS IN THE 60 TO 70 MPH RANGE...WHILE MOST COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS WILL RECEIVE GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. HUMIDITIES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS WITH THE ONSET OF THE NORTHEAST WINDS ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. DURING THIS TIME...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO THE PROJECTED SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CAZ246-253-254-271800- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 322 PM PST THU JAN 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY 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 FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY FRIDAY EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-271800- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 322 PM PST THU JAN 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA VALLEYS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY FRIDAY EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ547-271800- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 322 PM PST THU JAN 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY... 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 FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY FRIDAY EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ241-271800- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 322 PM PST THU JAN 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MALIBU AREA ALONG THE LOS ANGELES COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS NEAR MALIBU. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY FRIDAY EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
8 follow-up statements
379 WWUS86 KLOX 271719 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 919 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... .AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...THERE WILL BE INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PEAK OF THE SANTA ANA WINDS IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WHEN MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE GUSTS IN THE 60 TO 70 MPH RANGE...WHILE MOST COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS WILL RECEIVE GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. HUMIDITIES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS WITH THE ONSET OF THE NORTHEAST WINDS ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER... HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. DURING THIS TIME...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO THE PROJECTED SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CAZ246-253-254-280000- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 919 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-280000- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 919 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA VALLEYS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ547-280000- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 919 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ241-280000- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 919 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MALIBU AREA ALONG THE LOS ANGELES COAST... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS NEAR MALIBU. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
872 WWUS86 KLOX 271721 CCA RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 920 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... .AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...THERE WILL BE INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PEAK OF THE SANTA ANA WINDS IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WHEN MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE GUSTS IN THE 60 TO 70 MPH RANGE...WHILE MOST COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS WILL RECEIVE GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. HUMIDITIES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS WITH THE ONSET OF THE NORTHEAST WINDS ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER... HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. DURING THIS TIME...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO THE PROJECTED SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CAZ246-253-254-280015- /O.COR.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 920 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ACROSS HIGHER PEAKS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-280015- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 920 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA VALLEYS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ547-280015- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 920 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ241-280015- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 920 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MALIBU AREA ALONG THE LOS ANGELES COAST... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS NEAR MALIBU. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
616 WWUS86 KLOX 272246 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 246 PM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION HAS GENERATED GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE SOMEWHAT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DURING THE PEAK OF THIS STRONG SANTA ANA WIND EVENT...WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS MOST COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. HUMIDITIES ARE LOWERING THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO CRITICAL RED FLAG THRESHOLDS BY THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY READINGS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO THE GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. CAZ246-253-254-281800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 246 PM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ACROSS HIGHER PEAKS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-281800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 246 PM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA VALLEYS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ547-281800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 246 PM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ241-281800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.120128T0400Z-120129T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 246 PM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MALIBU AREA ALONG THE LOS ANGELES COAST... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS NEAR MALIBU. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT BY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
395 WWUS86 KLOX 281815 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1015 AM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... .SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE DEVELOPING AND COMBINING WITH THE ANTECEDENT STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN. SANTA ANA WINDS WILL PEAK LATER THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE SOMEWHAT BY THIS AFTERNOON. PEAK WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS MOST COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. CAZ246-253-254-290200- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 1015 AM PST SAT JAN 28 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... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT THIS MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ACROSS HIGHER PEAKS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-290200- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 1015 AM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA VALLEYS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT THIS MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ547-290200- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 1015 AM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WHICH WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ241-290200- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 1015 AM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MALIBU AREA ALONG THE LOS ANGELES COAST... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT THIS MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS NEAR MALIBU. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HALL FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
658 WWUS86 KLOX 282319 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 319 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... .SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH WILL BE PREVALENT ACROSS MOST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH IN MORE FAVORABLE CANYONS AND PEAKS. WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER ON SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. CAZ246-253-254-290230- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T0800Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 319 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISH. ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER PEAKS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-290230- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T0800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 319 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA VALLEYS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ547-290230- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T0800Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 319 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ241-290200- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 319 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MALIBU AREA ALONG THE LOS ANGELES COAST... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS NEAR MALIBU. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY INTO THIS EVENING IN SOME LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HALL FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
310 WWUS86 KLOX 290150 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 550 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... .SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH WILL BE PREVALENT ACROSS MOST AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH IN MORE FAVORABLE CANYONS AND PEAKS. WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER ON SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. CAZ241-290300- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T0200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 550 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MALIBU AREA ALONG THE LOS ANGELES COAST... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW UNTIL MID EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST...ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE LOCAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS PERSISTING FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. $$ CAZ246-253-254-290800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T0800Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 550 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISH. ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER PEAKS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-290800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T0800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 550 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA VALLEYS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ547-290800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T0800Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 550 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HALL/SIRARD FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
574 WWUS86 KLOX 290544 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 944 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... .SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH WILL BE PREVALENT ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH IN MORE FAVORABLE CANYONS AND PEAKS. WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WEAKER BY MID MORNING SUNDAY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. CAZ246-253-254-291700- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T1700Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 944 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER PEAKS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-291700- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T1700Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 944 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ547-291700- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T1700Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 944 PM PST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE THAT COULD 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 SUFFICIENTLY 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. && $$ SIRARD FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
140 WWUS86 KLOX 291704 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 904 AM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 CAZ244>246-253-254-288-547-291815- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120129T1700Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 904 AM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR AREAS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ISOLATED OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THOUGH PERSIST IN THE VICINITY OF SOLEDAD CANYON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE WEAK ONSHORE WINDS WILL RETURN THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL VERY LIKELY RANGE 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMAL AND SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVELY HUMIDITIES WILL PERSIST TODAY. $$ 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 Jan 26, 2:15 PM PST, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 2:15 PM PST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 215 PM PST THU JAN 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SLIGHT COOLING LIKELY AFTER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE AND OFFSHORE FLOW WEAKEN. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-SUNDAY)... WARM CLEAR DAY REALIZED...WITH MOST INLAND AREAS RUNNING WARMER THAN TODAY AND NEAR TO RECORDS. COASTAL SECTIONS ARE ACTUALLY RUNNING COOLER THANKS TO AN EARLIER AND MORE POTENT ARRIVAL OF THE SEABREEZE. THE RIDGE ALOFT THAT HELPED TO BRING THE WARM WEATHER OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WILL SLIDE TO THE WEST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND PULL A HEALTHY 90KT NORTHERLY JET OVER CALIFORNIA. BESIDES POSSIBLY PULLING IN SOME DEBRIS CLOUDS FROM UP NORTH INTO THE REGION...THE JET WILL ADD UPPER-LEVEL SUPPORT TO A STRONG OFFSHORE GRADIENT THAT WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. A 1038MB SURFACE HIGH WILL FORM OVER OREGON TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM CURRENTLY SWEEPING THROUGH NEVADA. THIS GRADIENT...ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING NORTHERLY WINDS ALOFT...WILL GENERATE GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE I-5 CORRIDOR TONIGHT...AS WELL AS BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER THE SBA MTNS AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS EASTWARD AND SETTLES INTO IDAHO LATER ON FRIDAY...THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND BEGIN TO IMPACT MOST OF LA AND VENTURA COUNTY. AS THE HIGH COOLS AND BUILDS FRIDAY NIGHT...THESE WINDS WILL STRENGHTEN FURTHER...AND PRODUCE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE LA/VTU MTNS. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM SHOULD THEN DROP INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT...SCOOTING THE HIGH OVER IDAHO FURTHER TO THE EAST AND QUICKLY WEAKEN OUR NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH SUNDAY. AS A RESULT...WIND ADVISORIES WILL BE POSTED OVER MOST OF LA/VTU COUNTIES...WITH HIGH WIND WATCHES REMAINING IN PLAY IN THE MTNS WHERE THE WINDS SHOULD BE STRONGEST. THE AIRMASS MOVING IN WITH THE WIND IS VERY DRY...WHICH WILL TEAM UP WITH THE WINDS TO BRING HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. DESPITE THE RECENT RAINS...FUEL MOISTURES ARE STILL LOW ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH UNDER THE EXPECTED WIND AND DRY CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL ALSO BE ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL SOME WITH THE COLDER AIRMASS STREAMING IN...ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR...BUT WILL REMAIN MOSTLY ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY. .LONG TERM (MONDAY-THURSDAY)... A WEAK TROUGH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE PAC NORTHWEST EARLY ON MONDAY...WITH A DYING FRONT DROPPING DOWN THE WEST COAST. ALTHOUGH THIS SHOULD NOT BRING ANY CHANCE OF RAIN...WE SHOULD EXPERIENCE SOME COOLING AND CLOUDS ON MONDAY. AFTER MONDAY...THE UNCERTAINTY GROWS WITH OPERATIONAL AND ENSEMBLE MODELS SPITTING OUT A VAST ARRAY OF SOLUTIONS...ANYWHERE FROM MORE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...TO COLD AND RAINY BY WEDNESDAY. LEANED MORE ON THE DRIER SOLUTIONS AS THEY ARE MORE PREVALENT AND MORE CONSISTENT TO THE WINTER SO FAR...BUT BROUGHT SOME CLOUDS TO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...BEING THE MOST FAVORABLE DAY FOR ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN WARM AND DRY. && .AVIATION...26/1845Z... NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAFS. FOR KPRB THERE IS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE THAT CIGS/VSBY WILL FALL TO LIFR/VLIFR BETWEEN 12Z-14Z FRI. SCT TO BKN MVFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED FOR COASTAL SITES AFTER 08Z...BUT THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF CAVU THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD. WITH NE WINDS OVER THE AREA THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LLWS/TURBULENCE ISSUES THROUGH THE PASSES OVERNIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. KLAX...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAF. KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAF. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING (SEE LAXRFWLOX). HIGH WIND WATCH (SEE LAXNPWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). HIGH SURF ADVISORY (SEE LAXCFWLOX). HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX). && PUBLIC...KITTELL AVIATION...SMITH FIRE...GOMBERG SYNOPSIS...BARTLING WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 2:30 PM PST, 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 230 PM PST THU JAN 26 2012 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-271400- 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- 230 PM PST THU JAN 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT A LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BRING HIGH SURF AND THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO MOST BEACHES FROM THE CENTRAL COAST TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY. BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE I-5 CORRIDOR TONIGHT. * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG MOST AREA BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER OREGON WILL SHIFT INTO IDAHO AND BUILD FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH THE I-5 CORRIDOR ON FRIDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT...STRENGTHEN...AND SPREAD INTO MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THESE WINDS SHOULD WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY BY SATURDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH IN THE PRESENCE OF A FIRE IGNITION SOURCE TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. * RED FLAG WARNING...........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KITTELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 4:01 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:01 AM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 26, 2:31 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 66 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.