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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Los Angeles, CA

December 28, 2013Los Angeles County, California

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 29, 6:55 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 624 Nne San Fernando, CANORTH WINDS 33 MPH GUSTING TO 62 MPH AT CAMP NINE RAWS...ELEVATION 4000 FEET.
Dec 29, 8:53 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 628 Nne Mount Wilson, CANORTHEAST WINDS 47 MPH GUSTING TO 62 MPH AT CHILAO RAWS...ELEVATION 5450 FEET.
Dec 29, 1:56 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 593 Ne Malibu, CANORTHEAST WINDS 35 MPH GUSTING TO 59 MPH AT MALIBU HILLS RAWS...ELEVATION 1575 FEET.
Dec 29, 5:56 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 Ne Malibu, CANORTH 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2013-12-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2013-12-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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0 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
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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
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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-
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/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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 28, 3:46 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningLOX35 hr
Dec 28, 8:59 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX12 hr
Dec 28, 2:26 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX24 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.