Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2013

Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Los Angeles, CA

June 18, 2013

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Jun 18, 2013, 9:59 AM PDT. It took effect at Jun 19, 2013, 6:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 51 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, 2013, 9:59 AM PDT (16:59 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 19, 2013, 6:00 AM PDT
Expired
Jun 21, 2013, 9:00 AM PDT
In force
51 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

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

573 
WWUS86 KLOX 181659
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
959 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PDT THURSDAY
   FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
   THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...

.INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...ANTELOPE
VALLEY...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...RESULTING IN ELEVATED
FIRE DANGER ACROSS THESE AREAS. HOWEVER...A SURGE OF DRIER AIR IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY.
VERY LOW HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS AND VERY
DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

CAZ253-254-182300-
/O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0002.130619T1700Z-130620T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0002.130619T1300Z-130620T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
959 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW 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 NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH NEAR
  WHITAKER PEAK. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED NEAR THE
  INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE
  DIGITS ON WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* 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 FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

CAZ252-182300-
/O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0002.130619T1700Z-130620T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0002.130619T1300Z-130620T1700Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
959 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY
FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW
HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PDT
THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND TIMING...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH
  NEAR MONTECITO HILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED 
  THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE DURING
  THE LATE AFTERNOON AND NIGHTTIME HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE
  DIGITS ON WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* 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 FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

GOMBERG/30
9 follow-up statements
793 
WWUS86 KLOX 182209
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
309 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.

.INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...
ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...RESULTING IN
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THESE AREAS. HOWEVER...A SURGE OF
DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND EARLY
THURSDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND
SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE
SANTA YNEZ RANGE FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

CAZ253-254-191700-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.130619T1300Z-130620T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
309 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR
THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH NEAR
  WHITAKER PEAK. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE FOCUSED NEAR
  THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING
  HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND 
  SINGLE DIGITS ON WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY 
  THURSDAY.

* 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 FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

CAZ252-191700-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.130619T1300Z-130620T1700Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
309 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY
FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS
OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...

* WINDS AND TIMING...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED
  THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE FROM THE
  LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND 
  SINGLE DIGITS ON WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY 
  THURSDAY.

* 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 FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

GOMBERG/30
454 
WWUS86 KLOX 191300
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.

.INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...
ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...RESULTING IN
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THESE AREAS. HOWEVER...A SURGE OF
DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH CONTINUED GUSTY
WINDS AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND
SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE
SANTA YNEZ RANGE FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

CAZ253-254-191715-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130620T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE FOCUSED
  NEAR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING
  HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND
  SINGLE DIGITS TODAY...WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* 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 FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

CAZ252-191715-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130620T1700Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
600 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY
FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...

* WINDS AND TIMING...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED 
  THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE FROM 
  THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND
  SINGLE DIGITS TODAY...WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* 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 FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

HALL
172 
WWUS86 KLOX 191634
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
934 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.

.INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...
ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...RESULTING IN
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THESE AREAS. A SURGE OF DRIER AIR
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND
SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE
SANTA YNEZ RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

CAZ253-254-200045-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130620T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
934 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE FOCUSED 
  NEAR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND 
  MORNING HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND 
  SINGLE DIGITS TODAY...WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* 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 FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

CAZ252-200045-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130620T1700Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
934 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF
THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...

* WINDS AND TIMING...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED 
  THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE FROM 
  THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND 
  SINGLE DIGITS TODAY...WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* 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 FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

MW
633 
WWUS86 KLOX 192150
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
250 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.

.INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...
ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...RESULTING IN
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THESE AREAS. A SURGE OF DRIER AIR
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND
SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE
SANTA YNEZ RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

CAZ253-254-201700-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130620T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
250 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE FOCUSED 
  NEAR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND 
  MORNING HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND 
  SINGLE DIGITS TODAY...WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* 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 FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

CAZ252-201700-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130620T1700Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
250 PM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY
FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF
THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...

* WINDS AND TIMING...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED 
  THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE FROM 
  THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND 
  SINGLE DIGITS TODAY...WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* 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 FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

MW
537 
WWUS86 KLOX 201659
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
959 AM PDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF
THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...

.THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS FROM LAST NIGHT WILL WEAKEN TODAY...BUT
REMAIN GUSTY INTO FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER SOME.
AS A RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST OVER THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...INCLUDING THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE FOOTHILLS. THE LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO BE AREAS OF CONCERN
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS...BUT WITH WEAKER
WINDS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. OVERALL
IMPROVED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

CAZ253-254-201800-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130620T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
959 AM PDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWER THAN YESTERDAY AND NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL REMAIN GUSTY...THE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER THAN LAST NIGHT. AS A
RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...BUT
THESE MOUNTAINS WILL REMAIN AN AREA OF HEIGHTEN FIRE WEATHER
CONCERN THROUGH TONIGHT.

$$

CAZ252-210145-
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130621T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
959 AM PDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY
NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS
OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ
RANGE...

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING OVER THE SANTA
  YNEZ RANGE AND MONTECITO FOOTHILLS.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT
  TO NORTH TO NORTHEAST THIS EVENING...BEFORE WEAKENING FRIDAY
  MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SANTA YNEZ
  RANGE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY THE MONTECITO HILLS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TEENS
  THIS EVENING...WITH MODERATELY POOR RECOVERIES AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* 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 FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

KITTELL
788 
WWUS86 KLOX 202223
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
323 PM PDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF
THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...

.THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FROM LAST NIGHT HAVE WEAKENED
SOME...BUT WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE SANTA YNEZ
RANGE. MEANWHILE...HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWER THAN LAST NIGHT. AS A
RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
OVER THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. BREEZY WINDS SHOULD REFORM FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER THAN TONIGHT.

CAZ252-210630-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130621T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
323 PM PDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
SANTA YNEZ RANGE...

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING OVER THE SANTA 
  YNEZ RANGE AND MONTECITO FOOTHILLS.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL SHIFT TO NORTH TO NORTHEAST THIS
  EVENING...BEFORE WEAKENING FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY
  THE MONTECITO HILLS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TEENS 
  THIS EVENING...WITH MODERATELY POOR RECOVERIES AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* 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 FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

KITTELL
976 
WWUS86 KLOX 210254
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
754 PM PDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF
THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...

.THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FROM LAST NIGHT HAVE WEAKENED SOME...
BUT WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.
MEANWHILE...HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWER THAN LAST NIGHT. AS A
RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
OVER THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. BREEZY WINDS SHOULD REFORM FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...
BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER THAN TONIGHT.

CAZ252-211230-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130621T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
754 PM PDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
SANTA YNEZ RANGE...

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING OVER THE SANTA 
  YNEZ RANGE AND MONTECITO FOOTHILLS.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE
  WEAKENING FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER
  THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY THE MONTECITO
  HILLS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TEENS 
  THIS EVENING...WITH MODERATELY POOR RECOVERIES AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* 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 FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

KITTELL/SIRARD
540 
WWUS86 KLOX 211142
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
442 AM PDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT TODAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS NORTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ
RANGE...

.THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE WEAKENED SOME...BUT WILL REMAIN
GUSTY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.
MEANWHILE...HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS NIGHTS AND
MORNINGS. AS A RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. BREEZY WINDS SHOULD REFORM THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER THAN
PREVIOUS NIGHTS.

CAZ252-211600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130621T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
442 AM PDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING
FOR GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  EARLY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND
  MONTECITO FOOTHILLS.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES IN THE LOWER TEENS LAST
  EVENING...WITH WILL RECOVER POORLY THIS 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 EXPECTED. 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
581 
WWUS86 KLOX 211544
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
844 AM PDT FRI JUN 21 2013

CAZ252-211645-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130621T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
844 AM PDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...

THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS FROM THE LAST TWO NIGHTS HAVE WEAKENED
SUBSTANTIALLY...AND HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED SOME. WHILE GUSTY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT...IT WILL BE WEAKER THAN LAST
NIGHT. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

RK

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 Jun 18, 9:33 AM PDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 9:33 AM PDT, 26 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
933 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS...

GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN NEAR NORMAL THROUGH MID WEEK...FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHT WARM UP
INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OFF THE WASHINGTON
COAST SHIFTS EASTWARD. AREAS OF NIGHT THROUGH MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG WILL CONTINUE FOR PARTS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-THU)...DO NOT ANTICIPATE A MORNING UPDATE. THE
SCATTERED MARINE LAYER CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY OF MORRO BAY...WEST
PORTION OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST
WILL CONTINUE TO MIX OUT AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER WARMS INTO THE LOWER
TO MID 70S THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FOR THIS EVENING AS
MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT PERSISTS OVER THE AREA. AND THE GUSTY
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY EXTEND ACROSS ALL WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE
ENTIRE MONTECITO RANGE. WILL LIKELY INCLUDE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY
TONIGHT AND WILL ISSUE LATER TODAY.

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION

A DECENT NORTH TO SOUTH SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT IS GOING TO DOMINATE
THE WEATHER FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. SYNOPTICALLY NOT MUCH CHANGES
AS A BROAD TROF ASSOC WITH AN UPPER LOW MOVING THROUGH WASHINGTON
STATE WILL REMAIN OVER CALIFORNIAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE NORTH TO
SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP THE LOW CLOUDS MOSTLY CONFINED TO
THE L.A. COUNTY COAST SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. NORTH OF POINT
CONCEPTION THE MARINE LAYER WILL BE MORE EXTENSIVE AS THE NW FLOW
WILL PUSH IN THE CLOUDS EACH EVENING.

WINDS WILL BE THE BIG DEAL. THE NORTH PUSH WILL CREATE SUNDOWNERS
EACH EVENING. ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THE SBA MTNS AND
SOUTH CST FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MORNING WEDNESDAY. WIND
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. IT
WILL ALSO BE BREEZY ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND ISOLATED ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
THE VTA AND LA MTNS WILL HAVE SOME OVERNIGHT WINDS WITH SUB ADVISORY
BUT STILL DECENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND LOCAL RIDGETOP GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
THE ANTELOPE VLY IS GUSTY RIGHT NOW ALTHOUGH THESE WINDS WILL TAPER
OFF TOWARDS DAWN. THE AV WILL HAVE ANOTHER BREEZY DAY IT LOOKS LIKE
THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF 40 MPH GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVEN SOME 50
MPH GUSTS IN THE LAKE PALMDALE AREA. NO ADVISORY NOW BUT IF WINDS
COME IN A LITTLE STRONGER THAN ADVERTISED A LOW END ADVISORY WILL BE
NEEDED.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE EACH DAY AND THE NORTHERLY PUSH WILL KEEP MOST
TEMPS ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE SUNDOWNERS WILL LIKELY
CREATE THE DAILY MAX TEMP IN THE EVENING ALONG THE SBA SOUTH COAST
RATHER THAN THE AFTERNOON.

THERE WILL BE SMALL DAY TO DAY CHANGES THROUGH THURSDAY BUT FOR THE
MOST PART THE NEXT THREE DAYS WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO EACH OTHER.

.LONG TERM (FRI-MON)...
MDLS CONSISTENT WITH EACH OTHER AND THEIR PREVIOUS RUNS. ALL
INDICATE THAT BROAD TROFING WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE
PERIOD. BUT HGTS WILL BE QUITE HIGH...RUNNING AROUND 582 DM AND
PEAKING SATURDAY AT 585 DM. WEAK NORTH FLOW WILL CONTINUE AS WELL
BOTH OF WHICH SHOULD LIMIT THE MARINE LAYER TO ONLY THE COASTS AND
EVEN THERE THE SBA SOUTH COAST SHOULD REMAIN CLEAR. MAX TEMPS WILL
REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL AND QUITE ABIT ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE
MTNS...DESERTS AND INTERIOR VLYS.

&&

.AVIATION...

18/1130Z

VERY GOOD CONFIDENCE IN ALL TAFS XCP KLAX AND KSBP. THERE IS A 30
PERCENT CHC OF LIFR VIS AT KSBP THROUGH 15Z. THERE IS A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF LIFR CONDS AT KPRB 13Z-15Z.

KLAX...LOW CONFIDENCE TAF THROUGH 17Z WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF NO
CIGS DEVELOPING. THERE IS ALSO A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF IFR CIGS
DEVELOPING AFTER 10Z WEDNESDAY MORNING.

KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CAVU TAF.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

(FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION)

INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST...AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE 5
CORRIDOR AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT THE
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST...STRONGEST DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND NIGHTTIME HOURS...WHEN GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND
45 MPH WILL BE COMMON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO SOAR INTO THE
80S THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH HUMIDITIES POTENTIALLY FALLING BELOW
20 PERCENT. CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS HOT OR DRY ON
TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...ESPECIALLY
THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. THESE AREAS WILL GENERALLY SEE
GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50
MPH NEAR WHITAKER PEAK. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20
PERCENT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.
MEANWHILE...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY EACH AFTERNOON. THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES
WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST.

OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING WHEN EVEN DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO SURGE INTO INLAND AREAS.
DURING THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD
OF HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF
LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. THESE VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH THE CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. AS A RESULT...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS
BEEN POSTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS VALID LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG (SEE LAXRFWLOX).
WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...30/RORKE
AVIATION...KAPLAN
SYNOPSIS...SUKUP

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 6:00 AM PDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-191300-
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-
600 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND
SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST. NORTHWEST GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST
OVER THE OUTER WATERS AND SURF WILL GENERATE A HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK.

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

GUSTY NORTH WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL
ELEVATE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA....AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS
WEDNEDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE OUTER WATER AND SURF WILL GENERATE A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THURSDAY .

* FIRE WEATHER WATCH.........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

KAPLAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 9:00 PM PDTGale WatchLOX6 hr
Jun 17, 9:00 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX30 hr
Jun 18, 3:49 AM PDTWind AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles71 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.