Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Jun 18, 2012, 9:21 AM PDT. It took effect at Jun 18, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT. 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
- Jun 18, 2012, 9:21 AM PDT (16:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
161 WWUS86 KLOX 181621 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 921 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS... .INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL PRESENT AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEYS AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND THROUGH AND BELOW SOLEDAD CANYON...WHERE GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT BUT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. CAZ259-190030- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0005.120618T1900Z-120620T0300Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- 921 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 40 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND BELOW SOLEDAD CANYON. OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5-10 PERCENT...RECOVERING TO 15-25 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...95-100 IN THE AFTERNOON...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 65 AND 75 TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...THERE COULD BE A RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ WOFFORD
3 follow-up statements
566 WWUS86 KLOX 182207 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 307 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS... .INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL PRESENT AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND THROUGH AND BELOW SOLEDAD CANYON...WHERE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT BUT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. CAZ259-191645- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- 307 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIS FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 40 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND BELOW SOLEDAD CANYON. OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5-10 PERCENT...RECOVERING TO 15-25 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...95-100 IN THE AFTERNOON...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 63 AND 73 TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA... THERE COULD BE A RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ WOFFORD
089 WWUS86 KLOX 191553 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 853 AM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS... .INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL PRESENT AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND THROUGH AND BELOW SOLEDAD CANYON...WHERE GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH LATER THIS EVENING. IT WILL BE VERY DRY AGAIN WEDNESDAY WITH HUMIDITIES AGAIN FALLING TO AROUND 10 PERCENT...HOWEVER WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG AS TODAY. CAZ259-200300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- 853 AM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 40 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND BELOW SOLEDAD CANYON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATER THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 5-10 PERCENT BY NOON. * TEMPERATURES...WARMING TO 93-98 IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA... THERE COULD BE A RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ WOFFORD
885 WWUS86 KLOX 200240 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 740 PM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012 CAZ259-200345- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- 740 PM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... HUMIDITIES HAVE STARTED TO INCREASE ABOVE 15 PERCENT FOR MUCH OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THIS EVENING...BUT WITH THE INCREASE IN HUMIDITY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT. $$ SIRARD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 8:52 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 42 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.