Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Dec 28, 2013, 9:49 AM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Dec 29, 2013, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 33 hr. 4 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
- Dec 28, 2013, 9:49 AM PST (17:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2013, 12:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2013, 8:49 AM PST
- In force
- 33 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 17:51 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 29, 6:55 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 4 Nne San Fernando, CA | NORTH WINDS 33 MPH GUSTING TO 62 MPH AT CAMP NINE RAWS...ELEVATION 4000 FEET. |
| Dec 29, 8:53 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 8 Nne Mount Wilson, CA | NORTHEAST WINDS 47 MPH GUSTING TO 62 MPH AT CHILAO RAWS...ELEVATION 5450 FEET. |
| Dec 29, 1:56 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Ne Malibu, CA | NORTHEAST WINDS 35 MPH GUSTING TO 59 MPH AT MALIBU HILLS RAWS...ELEVATION 1575 FEET. |
| Dec 29, 5:56 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ne Malibu, CA | NORTH WINDS 41 MPH GUSTING 60 MPH AT MALIBU HILLS RAWS...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, 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
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
603 WWUS86 KLOX 281749 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 949 AM PST SAT DEC 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY...WITH GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN FAVORED LOCATIONS. GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND COASTAL PORTIONS OF VENTURA COUNTY EXTENDING EASTWARD TO MALIBU AND THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY FALL THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...WITH TEENS AND SINGLE DIGIT READINGS COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. LIGHTER OFFSHORE WINDS LATER SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY COMBINED WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. CAZ246-253-254-290000- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0008.131229T0800Z-131230T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0009.131229T0800Z-131230T0600Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 949 AM PST SAT DEC 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...PEAKING ON SUNDAY. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ACROSS FAVORED LOCATIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICAS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 50S AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 60S LOWER ELEVATIONS. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-290000- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0008.131229T1100Z-131230T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0009.131229T1100Z-131230T0600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 949 AM PST SAT DEC 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...PEAKING ON SUNDAY. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S...EXCEPT UPPER 60S SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ548-290000- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0008.131229T1100Z-131230T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0009.131229T1100Z-131230T0600Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 949 AM PST SAT DEC 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...PEAKING ON SUNDAY. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ240-241-290000- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0008.131229T1400Z-131230T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0009.131229T1400Z-131230T0600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 949 AM PST SAT DEC 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VENTURA COAST AND LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...PEAKING LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO AFTERNOON. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 70S. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG/KITTELL
5 follow-up statements
771 WWUS86 KLOX 282247 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 247 PM PST SAT DEC 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY...WITH GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...EXCEPT ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND COASTAL PORTIONS. HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY FALL THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...WITH TEENS AND SINGLE DIGIT READINGS COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. LIGHTER OFFSHORE WINDS LATER SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY COMBINED WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. CAZ246-253-254-290900- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.131229T0800Z-131230T0600Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 247 PM PST SAT DEC 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND PEAK ON SUNDAY...WHEN WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAVORED LOCATIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICAS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 50S AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 60S LOWER ELEVATIONS. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-290900- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.131229T1100Z-131230T0600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 247 PM PST SAT DEC 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND PEAK ON SUNDAY...WHEN WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH AREA POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ548-290900- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.131229T1100Z-131230T0600Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 247 PM PST SAT DEC 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND PEAK ON SUNDAY...WHEN WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE HILLS AND CANYONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ240-241-290900- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.131229T1400Z-131230T0600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 247 PM PST SAT DEC 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VENTURA COAST AND LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND PEAK ON SUNDAY...WHEN WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 70S. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG/KITTELL
981 WWUS86 KLOX 290856 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1256 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND COASTAL PORTIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY FALL THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH TEENS AND SINGLE DIGIT READINGS COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. LIGHTER OFFSHORE WINDS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. CAZ246-253-254-292015- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T0600Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 1256 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN PEAK FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WHEN WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAVORED LOCATIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICAS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 50S AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 60S LOWER ELEVATIONS. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-292015- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.131229T1100Z-131230T0600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 1256 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN PEAK FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WHEN WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 6 TO 12 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ548-292015- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.131229T1100Z-131230T0600Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 1256 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN PEAK FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WHEN WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE HILLS AND CANYONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 6 TO 12 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ240-241-292015- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.131229T1400Z-131230T0600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 1256 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VENTURA COAST AND LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN PEAK FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WHEN WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 6 TO 12 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 70S. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ DB
213 WWUS86 KLOX 291850 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1050 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES THROUGH THIS EVENING. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND COASTAL PORTIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY FALL THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS READINGS COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. LIGHTER OFFSHORE WINDS LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. CAZ246-253-254-300000- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T0600Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 1050 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAVORED LOCATIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICAS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 50S AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 60S LOWER ELEVATIONS. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-300000- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T0600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 1050 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 6 TO 12 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ548-300000- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T0600Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 1050 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED IN THE HILLS AND CANYONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 6 TO 12 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ240-241-300000- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T0600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 1050 AM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VENTURA COAST AND LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 6 TO 12 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 70S. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ RAT
953 WWUS86 KLOX 292228 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 228 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WIND PRONE LOCATIONS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. VERY DRY AIR HAS SETTLED INTO THE REGION WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT READINGS BEING OBSERVED. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH MANY AREAS REMAINING BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS...MOUNTAINS...AND WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THIS VERY DRY AIR COMBINED WITH BREEZY OFFSHORE CONDITIONS AND VERY DRY FUELS OVERNIGHT HAS RESULTED IN THE EXTENSION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. CAZ246-253-254-301800- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T1800Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- 228 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN PEAKS OF THE SANTA MONICAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 10 PERCENT. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-288-547-301800- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T1800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 228 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE HILLS OF VENTURA COUNTY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...AND WESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 12 PERCENT. VERY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ548-301800- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T1800Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 228 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE HILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE HILLS...WITH VERY POOR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. * 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 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. && $$ CAZ240-241-301800- /O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T1800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 228 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VENTURA COAST AND LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN AND FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 10 PERCENT. VERY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT IN THE HILLS AND WIND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS THERE COULD BE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG/RAT
065 WWUS86 KLOX 301649 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 849 AM PST MON DEC 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... .THE LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. WITHOUT ANY APPRECIABLE WINDS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT OFFSHORE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. THEREFORE...AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK. CAZ240-241-244>246-253-254-288-547-548-301800- /O.CAN.KLOX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131230T1800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 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- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 849 AM PST MON DEC 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES... $$ RAT
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 28, 9:30 AM PST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 9:30 AM PST, 19 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 930 AM PST SAT DEC 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH HAS PASSED THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BRINGING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FOR NEXT WEEK TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ON TUESDAY AS A WEAK SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED HOWEVER FOR THE MID AND LATTER PORTION OF OF THE WEEK. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-MON)... FORECAST IN GOOD SHAPE THIS MORNING...WITH COOLING ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAKENED RIDGE AND ONSHORE TRENDING GRADIENTS. KEPT THE COOLING TREND...BUT TWEAK TEMPERATURES UP A LITTLE...ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE COAST AS MORNING SOUNDINGS SHOW LITTLE CHANGE ABOVE 500 FEET. SANTA ANA WIND EVENT STILL ON TRACK TO FORM TONIGHT. MODIFIED TIMING JUST A LITTLE TO BETTER MATCH UP WITH RED FLAG WARNINGS AND THE SAN DIEGO OFFICE. ALSO ADDED THE VENTURA MOUNTAINS TO THE SUITE OF WARNINGS. CONSIDERED ADDING THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY TO THE WARNING...BUT ENDED UP KEEPING THEM IN THE ADVISORY BUT MENTIONED LOCALIZED WARNING GUSTS. ***FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION*** FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...FOCUS TURNS TO ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SANTA ANA WIND EVENT. OVERALL...EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE FOR A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST WIND EVENTS. LATEST MODEL RUNS INDICATE LAX-DAG GRADIENT BETWEEN -5.0 AND -6.0 MB WHICH IS RATHER IMPRESSIVE (ALTHOUGH WEAKER THAN WHAT THE 12Z RUNS INDICATED YESTERDAY). AT UPPER LEVELS...DECENT THERMAL AND WIND SUPPORT EXISTS WITH 35-45 KT WINDS FORECAST AT 850 MB. SO...DO NOT SEE ANY REASON NOT TO EXPECT A GOOD SANTA ANA WIND EVENT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE LA MOUNTAINS (INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICAS) AND WILL ISSUE HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THESE AREAS AS GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. FOR THE OTHER USUAL SANTA ANA PRONE AREAS...WILL GO WITH MODERATE TO STRONG WIND ADVISORIES. CURRENT END TIME OF WARNINGS/ADVISORIES IS SUNDAY EVENING...BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME ADVISORIES EXTENDED INTO MONDAY. AS FOR TEMPS THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME SLIGHT COOLING INLAND DUE TO COLD ADVECTION WHILE COASTAL AREAS WARM DUE TO COMPRESSIONAL EFFECTS. FOR SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY...SOME ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS COULD LINGER ACROSS THE AREA...ALTHOUGH WEAKER THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AS GRADIENTS ARE WEAKER AND UPPER SUPPORT IS LESS. HOWEVER WITH THE WEAKER OFFSHORE FLOW...ALL AREAS SHOULD WARM A FEW DEGREES ON MONDAY AS ANY COLD ADVECTION WILL BE LIMITED. .LONG TERM (TUE-FRI)...OVERALL...00Z MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH THE PERIOD. AT UPPER LEVELS...RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE WEST COAST ALTHOUGH IT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE PERIOD. NEAR THE SURFACE...VARYING AMOUNTS OF OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE THE MAIN STORY. FORECAST-WISE...THE ABOVE PATTERN BRINGS NO HOPE OF ANY PRECIP TO THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. SKIES SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR AS THE OFFSHORE GRADIENTS PREVENT ANY STRATUS FORMATION...AND ONLY SCATTERED AMOUNTS OF HIGH CLOUDS MOVE AROUND THE RIDGE. AS FOR TEMPS...THEY WILL BE AT THE WHIM OF THE OFFSHORE FLOW. AT THIS TIME...EXPECT TUESDAY TO BE THE COOLEST DAY...WITH A WARMING TREND WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY AS OFFSHORE FLOW STRENGTHENS...THEN SOME SLIGHT COOLING ON FRIDAY. DEPENDING ON HOW STRONG THE SURFACE HIGH OVER THE GREAT BASIN BECOMES...THERE COULD BE PERIODS OF ADVISORY-LEVEL WINDS IN THE USUAL NORTHEAST WIND-PRONE AREAS. && .AVIATION...28/1100Z... OVERALL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 12Z TAF PACKAGE. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE BY 09Z OVER THE LA/VTU COUNTY MTNS BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME UDDF. WINDS WILL THEN SPREAD ACROSS ADJACENT VALLEYS AND WIND PRONE COASTAL AREAS. THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR LLWS ISSUES AT KBUR AFTER 10Z SUNDAY KLAX...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 12Z TAF. KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 12Z TAF. && .FIRE WEATHER...28/1100Z... ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINS IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS AWAY FROM THE COAST. MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY...WHEN THE LAX-DAGGETT GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO CLIMB BETWEEN -5 AND -5 MB OFFSHORE. THESE OFFSHORE GRADIENTS COMBINED WITH BETTER UPPER LEVEL WIND SUPPORT WITH THIS EVENT BRINGS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY LOWER INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS WILL POTENTIALLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A FIRE WEATHER WATCH. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY... HOWEVER VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER INTO MONDAY. LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS NEXT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX). RED FLAG WARNING (SEE LAXRFWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX). && PUBLIC...KITTELL/RAT AVIATION...KAPLAN SYNOPSIS...SWEET WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 6:00 AM PST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PST SAT DEC 28 2013 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-291400- 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 PST SAT DEC 28 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 A MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH AT THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PEAKS. WITH THE GUSTY WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN AT LOW LEVELS...RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SECTIONS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FIRE WEATHER WATCH.........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...WITH THE ASSOCIATED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER. HOWEVER...THERE WILL LIKELY BE ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS IN SOME AREAS ALONG WITH CONTINUED FIRE WEATHER CONCERN. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FIRE WEATHER WATCH.........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. THOMPSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 3:46 AM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | 35 hr | |
| Dec 28, 8:59 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 2:26 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 24 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.