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Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Los Angeles, CA

October 1, 2014Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Oct 1, 2014, 10:09 AM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Oct 2, 2014, 12:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 43 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 1, 2014, 10:09 AM PDT (17:09 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 2, 2014, 12:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 3, 2014, 7:00 PM PDT
In force
43 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 17:12 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.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 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 2014-10-01Temperature 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 2014-10-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 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.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1215 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

631 
WWUS86 KLOX 011709
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1009 AM PDT WED OCT 1 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
VALLEYS FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
VALLEYS FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE GREAT BASIN LATER TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY...WHICH WILL BRING GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW TO
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THESE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL START TO FORM
TODAY OVER INTERIOR LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...THEN WILL
STRENGTHEN AND PUSH DOWN INTO THE VALLEY AND COASTAL SECTIONS
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE OF
THE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH VARIETY. MEANWHILE...A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER CALIFORNIA AND BRING HOT AND VERY
DRY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION...WITH HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT
OVER MOST AREAS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...WIDESPREAD
CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES ON THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND
VALLEYS.

CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HOTTER AND DRIER THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
SATURDAY...BUT THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN EACH DAY. THERE IS A CHANCE 
THAT RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
FRIDAY...BUT LESS CERTAIN THAN THURSDAY DUE TO THE WEAKER WINDS. 

ISOLATED HILL AND CANYON LOCATIONS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MAY
SEE A FEW HOURS OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS...BUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO
BE WIDESPREAD OR LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING.

CAZ548-011815-
/O.CAN.KLOX.FW.A.0008.141002T0700Z-141004T0200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
1009 AM PDT WED OCT 1 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

ISOLATED HILL AND CANYON LOCATIONS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MAY
SEE A FEW HOURS OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS...BUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO
BE WIDESPREAD OR LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

CAZ246-253-254-020115-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0010.141002T0700Z-141003T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.A.0008.141003T0100Z-141004T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
1009 AM PDT WED OCT 1 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM
PDT THURSDAY OVER THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS FOR
GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW EFFECT FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
THURSDAY.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
  20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  FRIDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 10
  PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...WITH
  VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT. DRIEST
  ON FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN MID 70S TO MID 80S
  ON THURSDAY...RISING TO THE MID 80S TO MID 90S ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR
FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR
LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

CAZ244-245-288-547-020115-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0010.141002T1300Z-141003T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.A.0008.141003T0100Z-141004T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
1009 AM PDT WED OCT 1 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT THURSDAY OVER
THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE
WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW EFFECT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS FOR
GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
  15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  FRIDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 12
  PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...WITH
  POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT. DRIEST ON
  FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S ON
  THURSDAY...RISING TO 98 TO 106 ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR
FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR
LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

KITTELL/WOFFORD
6 follow-up statements
966 
WWUS86 KLOX 012237
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
337 PM PDT WED OCT 1 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT LATER TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
VALLEYS FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
VALLEYS FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE FORMING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING
GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THESE NORTHEAST WINDS
HAVE ALREADY FORMED OVER INTERIOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY...AND WILL
PUSH DOWN INTO THE VALLEY AND COASTAL SECTIONS TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY. WINDS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE OF THE 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH VARIETY...BUT WILL BE LOCALLY STRONGER.
MEANWHILE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER
CALIFORNIA...BRINGING HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION
WITH HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT OVER MOST AREAS BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES ON
THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.

CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HOTTER AND DRIER THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY...BUT THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN EACH DAY. THERE IS A CHANCE
THAT RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY...BUT LESS CERTAIN THAN THURSDAY DUE TO THE WEAKER WINDS.

CAZ246-253-254-021730-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0010.141002T0700Z-141003T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.A.0008.141003T0100Z-141004T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
337 PM PDT WED OCT 1 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
  NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 10 
  PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...WITH 
  VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT. 
  DRIEST ON FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN MID 70S TO MID 
  80S ON THURSDAY...RISING TO THE MID 80S TO MID 90S ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR
FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR
LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

CAZ244-245-288-547-021730-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0010.141002T1300Z-141003T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.A.0008.141003T0100Z-141004T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
337 PM PDT WED OCT 1 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS
  10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS STRONGEST FROM SANTA PAULA THROUGH VAN
  NUYS...INCLUDING SANTA CLARITA.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 12 
  PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...WITH 
  POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT. DRIEST ON 
  FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S ON 
  THURSDAY...RISING TO 95 TO 105 ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR
FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR
LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

KITTELL
301 
WWUS86 KLOX 020319
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
819 PM PDT WED OCT 1 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT LATER TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
VALLEYS FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE FORMING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING
GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THESE NORTHEAST WINDS
HAVE ALREADY FORMED OVER INTERIOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY...AND WILL
PUSH DOWN INTO THE VALLEY AND COASTAL SECTIONS TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY. WINDS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE OF THE 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH VARIETY...BUT WILL BE LOCALLY STRONGER.
MEANWHILE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER
CALIFORNIA...BRINGING HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION
WITH HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT OVER MOST AREAS BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES ON
THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.

CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HOTTER AND DRIER THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY...BUT THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN EACH DAY. THERE IS A CHANCE
THAT RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY...BUT LESS CERTAIN THAN THURSDAY DUE TO THE WEAKER WINDS.

CAZ246-253-254-021730-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0010.141002T0700Z-141003T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.A.0008.141003T0100Z-141004T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
819 PM PDT WED OCT 1 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  45 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. NORTHEAST
  WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
  NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 10 
  PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...WITH 
  VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT. 
  DRIEST ON FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN MID 70S TO MID 
  80S ON THURSDAY...RISING TO THE MID 80S TO MID 90S ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR
FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR
LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

CAZ244-245-288-547-021730-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0010.141002T1300Z-141003T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.A.0008.141003T0100Z-141004T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
819 PM PDT WED OCT 1 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS
  10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS STRONGEST FROM SANTA PAULA THROUGH VAN
  NUYS...INCLUDING SANTA CLARITA.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 12 
  PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...WITH 
  POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT. DRIEST ON 
  FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S ON 
  THURSDAY...RISING TO 95 TO 105 ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR
FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR
LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

HALL
812 
WWUS86 KLOX 021609
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
909 AM PDT THU OCT 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING OVER
THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS FOR GUSTY
OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING GUSTY
OFFSHORE WINDS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THE GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS
WITH HUMIDITIES 10 PERCENT OR LESS OVER MOST AREAS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. AS A
RESULT...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY THE
VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.

CAZ246-253-254-022245-
/O.CAN.KLOX.FW.A.0008.141003T0100Z-141004T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141004T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
909 AM PDT THU OCT 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY
OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  40 MPH THIS MORNING AND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE
  LIKELY FRIDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 10
  PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...WITH VERY
  POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT. DRIEST ON
  FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN MID 70S TO MID 80S
  TODAY...RISING TO THE MID 80S TO MID 90S ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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 EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

CAZ244-245-288-547-022245-
/O.CAN.KLOX.FW.A.0008.141003T0100Z-141004T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141004T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
909 AM PDT THU OCT 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY
OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  40 MPH THIS MORNING AND BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
  MPH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  30 MPH ARE LIKELY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS STRONGEST FROM
  SANTA PAULA THROUGH VAN NUYS...INCLUDING SANTA CLARITA.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DAILY MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 12 
  PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...WITH 
  POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT. DRIEST ON 
  FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S ON TODAY...RISING
  TO 95 TO 105 ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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 EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$
833 
WWUS86 KLOX 022149
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
249 PM PDT THU OCT 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING OVER
THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS FOR GUSTY
OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.WEAK SANTA ANA WINDS, VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. THE SANTA ANA
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHTER THAN THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WILL LITTLE OR NO
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. A WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY
AND TEMPERATURE WILL LIKELY BE 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL
NORMAL.

CAZ246-253-254-031645-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141004T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM PDT THU OCT 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
  MPH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  35 MPH FRIDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE MORNING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 10
  PERCENT...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY BETWEEN 10 AND 20
  PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES MID 80S TO MID 90S AND
  MINIMUM TEMPERATURES 60S.

* IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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 EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

CAZ244-245-288-547-031645-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141004T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
249 PM PDT THU OCT 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  30 MPH. STRONGEST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND FROM SANTA PAULA
  THROUGH VAN NUYS...INCLUDING SANTA CLARITA.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 12
  PERCENT...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY BETWEEN 10 AND 20
  PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 95 TO 105 AND MINIMUM
  TEMPERATURES 63 TO 74.

* IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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 EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$
267 
WWUS86 KLOX 031602
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
902 AM PDT FRI OCT 3 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THE
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS FOR GUSTY
OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.WEAK SANTA ANA WINDS... VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD
SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS 
EVENING. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE 10 TO 20 DEGREES
ABOVE SEASONAL NORMAL.

CAZ246-253-254-040200-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141004T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
902 AM PDT FRI OCT 3 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 35 MPH WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES MID 80S TO MID 90S.

* IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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 EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

CAZ244-245-288-547-040200-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141004T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
902 AM PDT FRI OCT 3 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS
  MORNING...FROM SANTA PAULA THROUGH VAN NUYS INCLUDING THE SANTA
  CLARITA VALLEY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 95 TO 105.

* IMPACTS...WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...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 EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

RAT
369 
WWUS86 KLOX 040205
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
705 PM PDT FRI OCT 3 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES...


CAZ244>246-253-254-288-547-040315-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141004T0200Z/
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-
705 PM PDT FRI OCT 3 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

OFFSHORE WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR THE EXPIRATION
OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. HOWEVER...TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT AND WIDESPREAD
SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING A PERIOD OF ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TO THE REGION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

$$

GOMBERG

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 Oct 1, 9:25 AM PDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 1, 9:25 AM PDT, 44 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
925 AM PDT WED OCT 1 2014

.SYNOPSIS...

A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND AS SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND OFFSHORE FLOW
STRENGTHENS THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK. WEAKER OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED
FOR THE WEEKEND...BUT HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS ALOFT. COOLER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE EARLY TO MID NEXT
WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-FRI)...TODAY IS A TRANSITION DAY FROM ONSHORE TO
OFFSHORE FLOW AND AS SUCH TEMPS WILL BE A LITTLE TRICKY, BUT
ULTIMATELY PROBABLY NOT MUCH DIFFERENT FROM YESTERDAY ONCE ALL IS
SAID AND DONE. GRADIENTS ARE TRENDING WEAKLY ONSHORE THIS MORNING AS
A TROF PASSES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. HOWEVER, THE TRENDS
THEMSELVES ARE ACTUALLY TRENDING OFFSHORE WHICH IS GOOD SIGN THAT
OFFSHORE GRADIENTS ARE NOT TOO FAR BEHIND. MODELS HAVE BEEN FAIRLY
CONSISTENT THE LAST COUPLE DAYS SHOWING A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND
STARTING UP SOMETIME THIS MORNING IN THE LA/VENTURA MTNS AND
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND WORKING THEIR WAY DOWN TO THE VALLEYS THIS
AFTERNOON OR EVENING. ALL THAT STILL LOOKS ON TRACK. WITH WEAK
ONSHORE FLOW THIS MORNING AND PROFILERS ALL SHOWING 1-3 DEGREES OF
COOLING BELOW 3K FT WE'RE OFF TO A SLOWER START TEMPERATURE-WISE BUT
THE OFFSHORE TRENDS BY AFTERNOON SHOULD OFFSET THAT AND BRING TEMPS
BACK UP TO AND POSSIBLY EVEN SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY.

THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST LOOKS GOOD BASED ON WHAT THE 12Z
MODELS ARE SHOWING AND I'M NOT ANTICIPATING MAKING ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES. WITHOUT THE GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT THIS IS PRETTY LOW END
WIND EVENT FOR SANTA ANAS AND IT WILL BE A MARGINAL CASE FOR WIND
ADVISORIES AT BEST. I'M SURE OUR USUAL WINDY MTN SPOTS WILL GET SOME
ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS BUT JUST NOT CONFIDENT IT WILL BE WIDESPREAD.

DESPITE TEMPERATURES BEING 15-25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND POSSIBLY
NEAR RECORD LEVELS THIS EVENT WILL LIKELY NOT MEET OUR EXCESSIVE
HEAT CRITERIA WHICH REQUIRES HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 OR GREATER AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS. WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL GENERALLY RUN ABOUT 5-7
DEGREES BELOW WHAT IS MEASURED BY THERMOMETERS. NONE THE LESS IT
WILL BE HOT THU-SUN, PROBABLY HOTTEST ON SATURDAY.

***FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION***

AS THE UPPER HIGH MOVES OVERHEAD TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...THE MARINE
LAYER WILL BE VERY SHALLOW AND OFFSHORE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS
THE LA/VTU COUNTY MOUNTAINS LATE THIS EVENING THEN SPREAD INTO THE
WIND PRONE VALLEY AND COASTAL AREAS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
LATEST NAM-WRF MODEL IS SUGGESTING THE LAX-DAG GRADIENT WILL BE
AROUND -5.4MB BY 5 AM THU MORNING. THIS UPCOMING WIND EVENT IS
MAINLY SURFACE GRADIENT DRIVEN. THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH UPPER SUPPORT
TO DRIVE THE WINDS STRONGER AS THE UPPER HIGH WILL BE DIRECTLY OVER
THE REGION. WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE LA/VTU
COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS AND
POSSIBLY THE NW PORTION OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY FOR THURSDAY
MORNING. LATER SHIFTS WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO
THE FIRST SANTA ANA OF THE SEASON. NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF
LOW CLOUDS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS GUSTY NE WINDS SHOULD
SCOUR OUT ANY STRATUS. WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED TO BE STRONGER
THURSDAY MORNING...EXPECT HIGH TEMPS TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS
MANY COASTAL AREAS AS WELL AS THE COASTAL VALLEYS. WARMEST VALLEY
LOCATIONS REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 90S. THE ANTELOPE VALLEY SHOULD
BE EVEN COOLER ON THURSDAY WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THURDAY MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY
WEAKER WINDS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY MORNING. HIGHEST TEMPS OF THE WEEK
ARE EXPECTED TO BE FRI AND SAT. FOR FRIDAY THERE WILL BE TRIPLE
DIGIT READINGS ACROSS THE LA/VTU COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS AND UP THE
MID 90S ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN.

ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE FOR THE SBA/SLO COUNTIES...THERE
WILL BE SOME VERY WARM TEMPS ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS AS WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOW PERSISTS...ESPECIALLY THU-FRI. DONT BE SURPRISED TO
SEE AVILA BEACH TO REACH 90 WITH SOME DOWNSLOPING EXPECTED ACROSS
THE ADJACENT FOOTHILL.

.LONG TERM (SAT-TUE)...AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE SATURDAY WILL
THE BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE WEEK WITH HIGH TEMPS BETWEEN 101-106
FOR THE LA/VTU COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS AND THE UPPER 90S FOR DOWNTOWN
LA AND LONG BEACH. THERE SHOULD BE A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING ON
SUNDAY...BUT STILL VERY HOT. THE UPPER HIGH BEGINS TO BREAKDOWN AS A
WEAK UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES CALIFORNIA. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO
REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY...WITH SOME RELIEF POSSIBLE
BY TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS AS NIGHT THROUGH
MORNING LOW CLOUDS SHOULD AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS. IT WILL REMAIN
QUITE WARM THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD...BUT NOT AS HOT AS THE
WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...01/1130Z...

MARINE LAYER AT KLAX AT 0815Z WAS 900 FEET DEEP AND THE INVERSION
TOP WAS 2700 FEET WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 21 DEGREES C.

OVERALL...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN 12Z TAF PACKAGE. IN THE IMMEDIATE
SHORT TERM...LOW CONFIDENCE IN MOST COASTAL TAF SITES DUE TO THE
SOMEWHAT CHAOTIC NATURE OF THE STRATUS. ONCE THIS STRATUS CLEARS OUT
BY LATE THIS MORNING...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR CONDS PREVAILING THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

KLAX...OVERALL...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN 12Z TAF. LOW CONFIDENCE IN
TAF FROM 12Z THRU 17Z AS THERE IS A 50% CHANCE THAT CIG RESTRICTIONS
WILL NOT DEVELOP AS FORECAST. BEYOND 17Z...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR
CONDS PREVAILING THRU THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF PERIOD.

KBUR...OVERALL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 12Z TAF.

&&

.MARINE...01/900 AM...

FOR THE OUTER WATERS...EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO DIMINISH IN THE
NEXT FEW HOURS...SO WILL LET THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES EXPIRE AND
WILL MENTION LOCAL GUST TO 25 KT THROUGH TODAY. FOR TONIGHT AND
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY LEVELS.

FOR THE INNER WATERS...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WINDS REMAINING BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH THIS EVENING. BY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING WITH A CHANCE OF WINDS
REACHING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS THURSDAY MORNING
(ESPECIALLY NEAR SHORE) FROM VENTURA TO MALIBU AND OUT TO THE
ISLANDS. FOR FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW CAN BE
EXPECTED AT NIGHT...AND WEAK ONSHORE FLOW IN THE AFTERNOON/EVENING
HOURS.

A LONG PERIOD SOUTH-SOUTHWEST SWELL IS ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE ON
WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES TONIGHT
AS OFFSHORE GRADIENTS INCREASE AND HUMIDITIES FALL. NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL ACTUALLY BEGIN AS EARLY AS THIS MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
VALLEYS, HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT
IN MOST AREAS UNTIL TONIGHT WHEN MUCH DRIER AIR MOVES IN. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
THURSDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 25-30 MPH IN
THE VALLEYS. HUMIDITIES THURSDAY WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 10-15
PERCENT.

NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
BUT STILL REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH (SEE LAXRFWLOX).
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...MW/KAPLAN
AVIATION/MARINE...RAT/SWEET
FIRE...MW
SYNOPSIS...SUKUP

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 1, 6:00 AM PDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PDT WED OCT 1 2014

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-021300-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
600 AM PDT WED OCT 1 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING AT
SOME POINT TODAY. THIS WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WILL HIGHLIGHT
THIS UPCOMING WIND AND HOT TEMPERATURE EVENT.

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

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY
EVENING. THERE WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS WATCH OR AT SOME
POINT A RED FLAG WARNING MIGHT NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO THE WEEKEND.
THIS WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
VALLEYS. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS UPCOMING
WIND AND HOT TEMPERATURE EVENT.

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

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

KAPLAN

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.