Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Dec 13, 2013, 9:46 AM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Dec 14, 2013, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 36 hr. 1 report 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
- Dec 13, 2013, 9:46 AM PST (17:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2013, 6:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2013, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 36 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 17:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 10:55 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 4 Nne San Fernando, CA | NORTH WINDS 30 MPH GUSTING TO 71 MPH AT CAMP NINE RAWS...ELEVATION 4000 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, 5.8 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
- 2841 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS86 KLOX 131746 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 946 AM PST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...THEN DESCEND INTO COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS OVERNIGHT. THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK ON SATURDAY ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WHEN GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN FAVORED LOCATIONS. MEANWHILE...COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS WILL GENERALLY SEE GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE. SLIGHT WEAKENING OF SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...HOWEVER GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL STILL BE COMMON. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. FURTHER DRYING IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...WHEN THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS. CAZ246-253-254-140000- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0007.131214T2000Z-131216T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0007.131214T1400Z-131216T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 946 AM PST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND 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 NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING SHARPLY OVERNIGHT...PEAKING ON SATURDAY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS ON SATURDAY...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN FAVORED LOCATIONS. WINDS DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY MORNING...THEN 8 TO 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS ON SATURDAY...RISING TO THE MID 60S TO MID 70S ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-140000- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0007.131214T2000Z-131216T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0007.131214T2000Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 946 AM PST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING SHARPLY LATE TONIGHT THEN PEAKING ON SATURDAY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE HILLS OF VENTURA COUNTY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. WINDS DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN 8 TO 15 PERCENT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S ON SATURDAY...RISING TO THE MID TO UPPER 70S ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ240-241-140000- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0007.131214T2000Z-131216T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0007.131214T2000Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 946 AM PST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COAST AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING OVERNIGHT THEN PEAKING ON SATURDAY AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE VENTURA COASTAL PLAIN AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS. WINDS DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN 8 TO 15 PERCENT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S ON SATURDAY...RISING TO THE MID TO UPPER 70S ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH 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/BOLDT
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS86 KLOX 132339 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 339 PM PST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...THEN DESCEND INTO COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS OVERNIGHT. THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK ON SATURDAY ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WHEN GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN FAVORED LOCATIONS. MEANWHILE... COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS WILL GENERALLY SEE GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE. SLIGHT WEAKENING OF SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...HOWEVER GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH WILL STILL BE COMMON DURING THE MORNING HOURS. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. FURTHER DRYING IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...WHEN THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS. CAZ246-253-254-141800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.131214T1400Z-131216T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 339 PM PST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT...PEAKING ON SATURDAY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN FAVORED LOCATIONS. WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH ON SUNDAY MORNING...SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY MORNING...THEN 8 TO 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS ON SATURDAY...RISING TO THE MID 60S TO MID 70S ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-141800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.131214T2000Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 339 PM PST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING SHARPLY LATE TONIGHT THEN PEAKING ON SATURDAY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE HILLS OF VENTURA COUNTY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH ON SUNDAY MORNING...SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN 8 TO 15 PERCENT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S ON SATURDAY... RISING TO THE MID TO UPPER 70S ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH 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. && $$ CAZ240-241-141800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.131214T2000Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 339 PM PST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COAST AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING OVERNIGHT THEN PEAKING ON SATURDAY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE VENTURA COASTAL PLAIN AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH ON SUNDAY MORNING...SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN 8 TO 15 PERCENT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S ON SATURDAY... RISING TO THE MID 70S TO AROUND 80 ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG/BOLDT
000 WWUS86 KLOX 141751 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 951 AM PST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...DIMINISHING SOME BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR TODAY AND TONIGHT...WHEN GUSTS BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. MEANWHILE...COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS WILL GENERALLY SEE GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE. SLIGHT WEAKENING OF SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...HOWEVER GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 55 MPH WILL STILL BE COMMON IN THE MORNING. HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER TODAY...WITH MOST WIND EXPOSED PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FALLING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. ADDITIONAL DRYING IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...WHEN THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 8 AND 12 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS. CAZ244-245-288-547-150000- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0007.131214T1751Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 951 AM PST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE HILLS OF VENTURA COUNTY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH ON SUNDAY MORNING...SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY...THEN 8 TO 12 PERCENT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S TODAY... RISING TO THE MID TO UPPER 70S ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH 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. && $$ CAZ240-241-150000- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0007.131214T1751Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 951 AM PST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COAST AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE VENTURA COASTAL PLAIN AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH ON SUNDAY MORNING...SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY...THEN 8 TO 12 PERCENT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S TODAY... RISING TO THE MID 70S TO AROUND 80 ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ246-253-254-150000- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131216T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 951 AM PST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ON SUNDAY MORNING...SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY...THEN 8 TO 12 PERCENT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS ON SATURDAY...RISING TO THE MID 60S TO MID 70S ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH 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
000 WWUS86 KLOX 142226 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 226 PM PST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... DIMINISHING SOME BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR TODAY AND TONIGHT...WHEN GUSTS BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. MEANWHILE...COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS WILL GENERALLY SEE GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE. SLIGHT WEAKENING OF SANTA ANA WINDS IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...HOWEVER GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 55 MPH WILL STILL BE COMMON IN THE MORNING. HUMIDITIES HAVE FALLEN TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT TODAY ACROSS WIND PRONE LOCATIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL DRYING IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...WHEN THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 8 AND 12 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS. CAZ246-253-254-151800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131216T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 226 PM PST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ON SUNDAY MORNING...SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS ON SATURDAY...RISING TO THE MID 60S TO MID 70S ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-151800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 226 PM PST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE HILLS OF VENTURA COUNTY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH ON SUNDAY MORNING...SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S TODAY... RISING TO THE MID TO UPPER 70S ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH 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. && $$ CAZ240-241-151800- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 226 PM PST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COAST AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE VENTURA COASTAL PLAIN AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH ON SUNDAY MORNING... SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS WIND PRONE AREAS TODAY...THEN 8 TO 12 PERCENT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S TODAY... RISING TO THE MID 70S TO AROUND 80 ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG
000 WWUS86 KLOX 151731 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 931 AM PST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS WIND PRONE PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...THEN DIMINISH SOME THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH WILL STILL BE COMMON THIS MORNING ACROSS THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA. THE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO WARM TODAY...WITH MANY COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 80S. MEANWHILE...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES IN THE 8 TO 12 PERCENT RANGE. RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES TODAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS. OFFSHORE BREEZES COMBINED WITH THE VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TO THE SOUTHLAND ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...HOWEVER IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT RED FLAG DURATIONS WILL BE MET EITHER DAY. CAZ246-253-254-160015- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131216T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 931 AM PST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH NEAR LAGUNA PEAK IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S AND 70S ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS TODAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-160015- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 931 AM PST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE HILLS OF VENTURA COUNTY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ240-241-160015- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 931 AM PST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COAST AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE VENTURA COASTAL PLAIN AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH 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. && $$ GOMBERG
000 WWUS86 KLOX 152100 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 100 PM PST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LINGERING SANTA ANA WINDS COMBINING WITH VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE LOWER 80S ACROSS MANY COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS WHILE HUMIDITIES HAVE LOWERED TO BETWEEN 8 AND 12 PERCENT. OFFSHORE BREEZES WILL COMBINE WITH VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO BRING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TO THE SOUTHLAND ON MONDAY... HOWEVER IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT RED FLAG DURATIONS WILL BE MET. CAZ246-253-254-160200- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131216T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 100 PM PST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S AND 70S ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-160200- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 100 PM PST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH 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. && $$ CAZ240-241-160200- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 100 PM PST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COAST AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE VENTURA COASTAL PLAIN AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG
000 WWUS86 KLOX 160145 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 545 PM PST SUN DEC 15 2013 CAZ246-253-254-160245- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131216T0200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 545 PM PST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED FOR MOST AREAS THIS EVENING...AND WITH HUMIDITIES SLOWLY INCREASING ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST. HOWEVER...LOCAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND HUMIDITIES AROUND 15 PERCENT WILL PERSIST FOR A WHILE THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-160245- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 545 PM PST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED FOR MOST AREAS THIS EVENING...AND WITH HUMIDITIES SLOWLY INCREASING ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST. HOWEVER...LOCAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND HUMIDITIES AROUND 15 PERCENT WILL PERSIST FOR A WHILE THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ240-241-160245- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131216T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 545 PM PST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COAST AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY THIS EVENING...AND WITH HUMIDITIES SLOWLY INCREASING ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST. $$ SIRARD
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 Dec 13, 9:40 AM PST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 9:40 AM PST, 6 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 940 AM PST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION... .SYNOPSIS... A FAST MOVING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING COOLER WEATHER TO THE REGION. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT...RESULTING IN WARMER AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS FOR PARTS OF THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. A COOLING TREND WILL LIKELY BEGIN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. && .UPDATE...MINOR ADJUSTMENTS EXPECTED THIS MORNING TO THE FORECAST. VERY PATCHY LOW CLOUDS/FOG FROM ABOUT PT MUGU SOUTHWARD TO PORT OF LONG BEACH WERE DISSIPATING RAPIDLY...AND A FEW AREAS OF FOG BETWEEN SANTA MARIA AND LOMPOC WILL ALSO CLEAR OUT BY 18Z. TEMPERATURES ARE MOSTLY COLDER THAN YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME EXCEPT FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY WHERE ITS 10 DEGREES OR SO WARMER. HUMIDITIES ARE MUCH HIGHER FOR VALLEYS AND COASTAL AREAS...HOWEVER THE AV AND HIGHER MOUNTAINS REMAIN VERY DRY WITH MANY OF THESE AREAS REPORTING 10-15% RH THIS MORNING. MAIN ISSUE IS THE ONSET OF OUR NEXT SANTA ANA EVENT. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HAS MOVED ON THROUGH THE REGION AS SEEN ON WATER VAPOR. THIS FEATURE IS THE REASON FOR THE BUILDING COLD AIR AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND THE SANTA ANA EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD KICK IN BY MIDNIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE COAST BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING. GUSTS TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER IN THE MOUNTAINS...45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND 40 MPH FOR COASTAL AREAS LOOK GOOD. THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE CHANCE OF LOW CLOUDS/FOG TOMORROW MORNING NEAR THE BEACHES AS WINDS WILL BLOW THE MARINE LAYER WELL OFFSHORE. WINDY...DRY AND ABOUT 10 DEGREES WARMER IN MOST AREAS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES TO START THE WEEKEND. THESE CONDITIONS WILL HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER TO EXTREME LEVELS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SEE LATEST STATEMENT AT LAXRFWLOX. ***FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION*** .LONG TERM (MON-THU)... TWO GLORIOUS DAYS ON TAP FOR MON AND TUE COURTESY OF A 586 DM UPPER HIGH AND ATTENDANT OFFSHORE FLOW. NOT ENOUGH UPPER SUPPORT FOR WIND ADVISORIES BUT THERE WILL LIKELY BE 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS BELOW THE USUAL PASSES AND CANYONS. MAX TEMPS WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABV NORMAL ACROSS THE CSTS AND VLYS UNDER SUNNY AFTERNOON SKIES. THE VERY DRY AIR AND VERY LONG NIGHTS WILL ALLOW WIND SHELTERED AREAS TO HAVE VERY COOL LOWS AND THERE WILL BE SOME NON MTN AREAS WITH MIN TEMPS AT OR BLO FREEZING. THE MDLS ARE NOT IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT BUT THERE IS A WEAK CONSENSUS THAT SOME SORT OF TROF WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WED AND THU. CERTAINLY ENOUGH TO ADD SOME CLOUDS TO THE FCST AND DUMP TEMPS DOWN AS OFFSHORE FLOW ENDS. THERE IS A NON ZERO CHC OF SOME RAIN ON THURSDAY BUT WILL NOT MENTION IT FOR NOW AND WAIT FOR A LITTLE BETTER AGREEMENT BEFORE GOING THUMBS UP OR DOWN. && .AVIATION...13/1800Z... OVERALL...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAF PACKAGE. HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR CONDS FOR ALL SITES AS OFFSHORE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE AREA...EXCEPT 10% CHANCE OF FG/LOW CIGS FORMING OVER KSMX AND KSBP AS WINDS SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME LLWS/TURBULENCE ISSUES THRU/BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...AND AT KBUR. KLAX...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAF...WITH VFR CONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE IS A 20% CHANCE OF LLWS DEVELOPING AFTER 12Z SAT DUE TO NE WINDS ALOFT. KBUR...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAF. EXPECTING LLWS/TURBULENCE AFTER 10Z SAT AS OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. && .FIRE WEATHER... 12/2300Z... A PERIOD OF MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. PEAK LAX-DAGGETT PRESSURE GRADIENTS DURING THIS TIME ARE PROJECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN -6 AND -7 MB. BEST UPPER LEVEL WIND SUPPORT IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WHEN OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK. DURING THIS TIME...WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ACROSS COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. INITIALLY... THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME MOISTURE EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHEAST FLOW WHICH IS PROJECTED TO KEEP HUMIDITIES MOSTLY ABOVE 15 PERCENT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO MUCH OF SATURDAY. HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FURTHER DRYING IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WHEN MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. THIS OFFSHORE WIND EVENT WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER THAN OUR EVENT THIS PAST MONDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO AROUND 80 DEGREES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG ACROSS SAN LUIS OBSIPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...HOWEVER WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BRING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TO THESE AREAS. OFFSHORE BREEZES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...MAINTAINING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH (SEE LAXRFWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). && PUBLIC...BOLDT/RORKE AVIATION...SMITH FIRE WX...GOMBERG SYNOPSIS...SUKUP WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 12, 4:00 PM PST, 17 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 400 PM PST THU DEC 12 2013 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-131400- 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- 400 PM PST THU DEC 12 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. WFO LOX PLANS TO DISCONTINUE THIS PRODUCT IN 2014. PLEASE DIRECT ANY COMMENTS TO ERIC BOLDT AT 805-988-6623. .DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES AND VALLEYS STARTING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS WILL LOWER TO CRITICAL LEVELS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN LOW THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS...ALONG WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * FIRE WEATHER WATCH.........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. JACKSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 3:00 AM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 65 hr |
| Dec 13, 2:25 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 42 hr |
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Red Flag Warnings in California, 2013Every red flag warning in 2013
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.