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Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Los Angeles, CA

November 23, 2014Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Nov 23, 2014, 2:07 PM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Nov 24, 2014, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 35 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
Nov 23, 2014, 2:07 PM PST (22:07 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 24, 2014, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 25, 2014, 2:38 PM PST
In force
35 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 22:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 10.1 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 2014-11-23Temperature 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 2014-11-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1092 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
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The text

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

617 
WWUS86 KLOX 232207
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
207 PM PST SUN NOV 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA
CLARITA VALLEY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER
THE COAST AND VALLEY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

.WEAKER BUT STILL GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY...ALONG WITH DRIER AIR. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL
CONDITIONS ON MONDAY OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. RED
FLAG DURATIONS HOWEVER (6 HOURS OR MORE OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS)
WILL ONLY BE MET WHERE THE WINDS ARE THE STRONGEST...NAMELY THE
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA CLARITA
VALLEY.

STRONGER NORTHEAST FLOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WIDESPREAD RED FLAG
CONDITIONS AND DURATIONS OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE COASTAL SECTIONS. WHILE WEAKER WINDS ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...CONTINUED RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

CAZ246-253-254-288-241830-
/O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0012.141124T1200Z-141125T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0015.141124T1200Z-141127T0100Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
207 PM PST SUN NOV 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA
CLARITA VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...BECOMING 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS STRONGEST
  IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 18 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.

* TEMPERATURES...60 TO 70 DEGREES ON MONDAY...THEN 65 TO 75 ON
  TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS 
  EXPECTED IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ240-241-244-245-547-241830-
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.A.0012.141125T1200Z-141127T0100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
207 PM PST SUN NOV 23 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.

* TEMPERATURES...80 TO 90 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS 
  POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.

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.

&&

$$

KITTELL
6 follow-up statements
754 
WWUS86 KLOX 232311 AAA
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
311 PM PST SUN NOV 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA
CLARITA VALLEY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER THE COAST AND VALLEY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES...

.WEAKER BUT STILL GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY...ALONG WITH DRIER AIR. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL
CONDITIONS ON MONDAY OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.
RED FLAG DURATIONS HOWEVER (6 HOURS OR MORE OF CRITICAL
CONDITIONS) WILL ONLY BE MET WHERE THE WINDS ARE THE STRONGEST...
NAMELY THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA
CLARITA VALLEY.

STRONGER NORTHEAST FLOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WIDESPREAD RED FLAG
CONDITIONS AND DURATIONS OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE COASTAL SECTIONS. WHILE WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...CONTINUED RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE.

CAZ246-253-254-288-241830-
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0015.141124T1200Z-141127T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
311 PM PST SUN NOV 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA
CLARITA VALLEY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...BECOMING 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 50 MPH TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS STRONGEST 
  IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 18 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.

* TEMPERATURES...60 TO 70 DEGREES ON MONDAY...THEN 65 TO 75 ON 
  TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS 
  EXPECTED IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ240-241-244-245-547-241830-
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.A.0012.141125T1200Z-141127T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
311 PM PST SUN NOV 23 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.

* TEMPERATURES...80 TO 90 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS 
  POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.

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.

&&

$$

KITTELL
908 
WWUS86 KLOX 241733
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
933 AM PST MON NOV 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER THE COAST AND VALLEY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES...

.WINDS TODAY WILL BE WEAKER THAN YESTERDAY...BUT STILL GUSTY IN
THE FAVORED LOCATIONS. MOST AREAS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 6
AND 15 PERCENT. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS
TODAY OVER SEVERAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. RED
FLAG DURATIONS HOWEVER WILL LIKELY ONLY BE MET WHERE THE WINDS ARE
THE STRONGEST...NAMELY THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS WHERE THE THREAT
IS HIGHEST.

SOME STRENGTHENING OF THE NORTHEAST FLOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY...BUT LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. WHILE LESS CONFIDENT
THAN BEFORE...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS
AND DURATIONS OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES INCLUDING THE
COASTAL SECTIONS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. 

CAZ246-253-254-288-250145-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141127T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
933 AM PST MON NOV 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...BECOMING 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 45 MPH TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS STRONGEST 
  IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.

* TEMPERATURES...60 TO 70 DEGREES TODAY...THEN 65 TO 75 ON
  TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS 
  EXPECTED IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ240-241-244-245-547-250145-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.A.0012.141125T1200Z-141127T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
933 AM PST MON NOV 24 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.

* TEMPERATURES...80 TO 90 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS 
  POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.

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.

&&

$$

KITTELL
327 
WWUS86 KLOX 242148
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
148 PM PST MON NOV 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
VENTURA VALLEYS...

.THE GUSTY WINDS FROM TODAY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY UNCHANGED THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 6 AND 15 PERCENT WILL BE COMMON
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. THIS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY OVER
SEVERAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. RED FLAG DURATIONS (6 HOURS
OR MORE) HOWEVER WILL LIKELY ONLY BE MET WHERE THE WINDS ARE THE
STRONGEST...NAMELY THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE VENTURA COUNTY AND SANTA CLARITA
VALLEYS. THIS INCLUDES THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS AND MALIBU
FOOTHILLS WHERE THE THREAT IS HIGHEST.

CAZ240-241-547-242300-
/O.CAN.KLOX.FW.A.0012.141125T1200Z-141127T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
148 PM PST MON NOV 24 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

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

THESE AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...BUT
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SEE THOSE CONDITIONS FOR THE 6 OR MORE HOURS
THAT IS NEEDED FOR A RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

CAZ244-245-251830-
/O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0012.141125T1200Z-141127T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.FW.W.0015.141125T1100Z-141127T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
148 PM PST MON NOV 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS STRONGEST IN THE LATE MORNING
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS SOUTHEAST OF OJAI.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT. LOWEST ON TUESDAY. POOR
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH GENERALLY 80 TO 90 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS 
  EXPECTED IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ246-253-254-288-251830-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141127T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
148 PM PST MON NOV 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS STRONGEST IN THE LATE
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT. LOWEST ON TUESDAY. POOR
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BELOW 25 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS GENERALLY 65 TO 75 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS
  EXPECTED IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.

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.

&&

$$

KITTELL
876 
WWUS86 KLOX 242149 CCA
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
148 PM PST MON NOV 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
VENTURA VALLEYS...

.THE GUSTY WINDS FROM TODAY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY UNCHANGED THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 6 AND 15 PERCENT WILL BE COMMON
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. THIS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY OVER
SEVERAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. RED FLAG DURATIONS (6 HOURS
OR MORE) HOWEVER WILL LIKELY ONLY BE MET WHERE THE WINDS ARE THE
STRONGEST...NAMELY THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE VENTURA COUNTY AND SANTA CLARITA
VALLEYS. THIS INCLUDES THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS AND MALIBU
FOOTHILLS WHERE THE THREAT IS HIGHEST.

CAZ240-241-547-242300-
/O.COR.KLOX.FW.A.0012.141125T1200Z-141127T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
148 PM PST MON NOV 24 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTY COASTS AS WELL AS THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...

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

THESE AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...BUT
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SEE THOSE CONDITIONS FOR THE 6 OR MORE HOURS
THAT IS NEEDED FOR A RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

CAZ244-245-251845-
/O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0012.141125T1200Z-141127T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.FW.W.0015.141125T1100Z-141127T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
148 PM PST MON NOV 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS STRONGEST IN THE LATE MORNING
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS SOUTHEAST OF OJAI.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT. LOWEST ON TUESDAY. POOR
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH GENERALLY 80 TO 90 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS 
  EXPECTED IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ246-253-254-288-251845-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141127T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
148 PM PST MON NOV 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS STRONGEST IN THE LATE
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT. LOWEST ON TUESDAY. POOR
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BELOW 25 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS GENERALLY 65 TO 75 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS
  EXPECTED IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.

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.

&&

$$

KITTELL
631 
WWUS86 KLOX 251735
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
935 AM PST TUE NOV 25 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA CLARITA AND VENTURA
VALLEYS...

.THE GUSTY WINDS FROM YESTERDAY HAVE WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY...AS
COLD AIR THAT WAS EXPECTED TO FUEL ANOTHER WIND BOOST MOVED MUCH
FURTHER TO THE EAST. DESPITE WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES UNDER 10
PERCENT...THESE WEAKER WINDS MAY RESULT IN ONLY MARGINAL AND
LOCALIZED RED FLAG CONDITIONS WHERE THE WINDS ARE THE STRONGEST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A DECISION ON WHETHER THE RED FLAG WARNING
SHOULD BE CANCELED WILL BE MADE THIS AFTERNOON.

CAZ246-253-254-260145-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141127T0200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
935 AM PST TUE NOV 25 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 
  MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS STRONGEST IN THE LATE 
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES
  BELOW 25 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS 
  EXPECTED IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ244-245-288-260145-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141127T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
935 AM PST TUE NOV 25 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE VENTURA COUNTY
VALLEYS...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY. WINDS STRONGEST IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH GENERALLY 80 TO 90 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS 
  EXPECTED IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS.

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.

&&

$$

KITTELL
205 
WWUS86 KLOX 252238
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
238 PM PST TUE NOV 25 2014

...ALL RED FLAG WARNINGS CANCELED FOR LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES...

CAZ244>246-253-254-288-252345-
/O.CAN.KLOX.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141127T0200Z/
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-
238 PM PST TUE NOV 25 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE RED FLAG WARNING.

THE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT A
RED FLAG WARNING...SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

BREEZY WINDS WITH VERY DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY HOWEVER
...WHICH WILL BRING ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING
THE DRY FUELS. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KITTELL

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 Nov 23, 9:05 AM PST, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 9:05 AM PST, 5 hours 2 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
905 AM PST SUN NOV 23 2014

...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.SYNOPSIS...SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEK.
THERE WILL BE AREAS OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE LINGERS IN THE GREAT BASIN. AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WILL BRING A WARMING TREND TO THE AREA...WITH DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES RISING TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS IN MOST AREAS
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES THE WEST COAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-TUE)...
FORECAST IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. WILL ISSUE AN UPDATE TO REMOVE CLOUDS
AND WEATHER FROM THE NORTH SLOPES AS THE CLOUDS DID NOT MAKE IT FAR
ENOUGH INTO THE MTNS. ALSO WILL REMOVE THE WIND ADVISORIES FOR THE
COASTS AS THE WINDS ARE A NOT QUITE AS STRONG. MAX TEMP FCST LOOKS
ON TRACK WITH ALL TEMPS UP SEVERAL DEGREES FROM YESTERDAY.

GRADIENTS OFFSHORE BOTH FROM THE NORTH AND EAST AND JUST ENOUGH
UPPER SUPPORT TO BRING ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS TO THE MTNS AND VLYS. A
FAIRLY THICK VAIL OF CIRRUS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG JET STREAM OVER
THE CA/OR BORDER WILL CREATE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY.

THERE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THERE IS ENOUGH UPPER SUPPORT FOR WIND
ADVISORIES MONDAY SO WILL LIKELY BE CANCELING THEM. ALSO IT LOOKS
LIKE FROST ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE CUYAMA VLY AND THE SLO
INTERIOR VLY.

(FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION)

THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE ROCKIES TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EWD
TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFIES JUST OFF THE WEST
COAST. THIS RIDGE WILL MOVE EWD TOWARD THE COAST MON NIGHT AND
TUE...CAUSING HEIGHTS AND THICKNESSES TO RISE. SKIES WILL BE CLEAR
ACROSS THE FCST AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. SFC HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
GREAT BASIN WILL KEEP GUSTY NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF VTU AND L.A.
COUNTIES. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE WINDS DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY AND MONDAY...BUT WINDS SHOULD
INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE LATE NIGHT OR EARLY MORNING HOURS MON AND
TUE. WITH LESS IN THE WAY OF UPPER SUPPORT...IT DOES NOT APPEAR AS
THOUGH IT WILL BE AS WINDY LATE TONIGHT/MON MORNING...AND WINDS MAY
REMAIN JUST BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VLYS.
HOWEVER...THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO START TINKERING WITH THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORIES WHICH ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL MON AFTERNOON IN
THE MTNS AND VLYS OF L.A. AND VTU COUNTIES.

OFFSHORE GRADIENTS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE MON NIGHT/TUE
MORNING...PEAKING AT OVER 7 MB OFFSHORE BETWEEN KLAX AND KDAG. WITH
ANOTHER BURST OF SUBSIDENCE SPREADING INTO THE REGION...EXPECT WINDS
TO BE STRONGER TUE MORNING...LIKELY REQUIRING ADVISORIES ACROSS MOST
OF VTU COUNTY AND A GOOD PORTION OF L.A. COUNTY. MAX TEMPS WILL BE
UP SEVERAL DEGREES BOTH MON AND TUE...AND WILL BE WELL ABOVE
NORMAL...AT LEAST IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. CRITICAL FIRE CONDS
ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF L.A. AND VTU COUNTIES LATER
TODAY...WITH FIRE DANGER LIKELY PEAKING ON TUE AS TEMPS RISE AND
HUMIDITIES FALL...AND A BURST OF STRONGER WINDS IS EXPECTED.

WITH CLEAR SKIES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...IT WILL BECOME
QUITE CHILLY AT NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS INLAND SECTIONS WHERE THE
WIND DROPS OFF. FREEZE WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY
FOR LATE MON NIGHT AND EARLY TUE MORNING.

.LONG TERM (WED-SAT)...THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL DRIFT RIGHT ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA ON WED. LOW LEVEL GRADIENTS WILL REMAIN STRONGLY
ENOUGH OFFSHORE FOR SOME GUSTY WINDS AGAIN ACROSS MUCH OF L.A. AND
VTU COUNTIES...BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. MAX
TEMPS WILL LIKELY ACTUALLY EDGE UPWARD A FEW DEGREES IN MOST
AREAS...WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF THE IMDT COAST. THE UPPER
RIDGE SHOULD BEGIN TO FLATTEN AND SHIFT EWD ON THANKSGIVING
DAY...BUT IT SHOULD BE ANOTHER WARM DAY...ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE
BEACHES WHERE MAX TEMPS WILL REMAIN AS MUCH AS 10 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. HEIGHTS AND THICKNESSES WILL FALL MORE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS
THE REGION ON FRI AS AN UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO APPROACH THE WEST
COAST AND SFC PRESSURE GRADIENTS TURN ONSHORE. EXPECT MORE
SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD COOLING ON FRI...ALTHOUGH TEMPS WILL
STILL LIKELY BE A BIT ABOVE NORMAL. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO
THE PAC NW AND NRN CA SAT. LOW CLOUDS/FOG MAY RETURN TO MOST COASTAL
AND VLY AREAS...AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERAL MORE DEGREES OF
COOLING ON SAT. IT LATER MODEL RUNS REMAIN CONSISTENT...A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN MAY HAVE TO BE ADDED TO THE FORECAST FOR AREAS N OF
PT CONCEPTION FOR SAT AFTERNOON.

&&

.AVIATION...23/1705Z...

AT 1705Z...THERE WAS NO MARINE INVERSION AT KLAX.

WITH DEVELOPING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW...EXPECT VFR CONDS TO PREVAIL
AT ALL SITES THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. OFFSHORE FLOW DOES NOT LOOK TOO
STRONG THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...SO WILL ONLY MENTION RELATIVELY LIGHT
OFFSHORE WINDS IN THE USUAL SPOTS (KOXR...KVNY).

KLAX...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAF. MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN NORTHEAST
WINDS AFTER 12Z MONDAY...BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN AROUND 6 KNOTS OR
LESS.

KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAF. WITH OFFSHORE FLOW...THERE COULD
BE SOME LIGHT LLWS/TURBULENCE THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT
AND MONDAY MORNING.

&&

.MARINE...

23/840 AM...

FOR THE OUTER WATERS...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS
CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...STILL SOME
LOCALIZED SMALL CRAFT LEVEL NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS. FOR TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WINDS REMAINING BELOW SMALL
CRAFT THRESHOLDS.

FOR THE INNER WATERS...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS
FROM POINT MUGU TO SANTA MONICA THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT LEVELS THROUGH
THIS EVENING. FOR MONDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN ANOTHER ROUND
OF SMALL CRAFT LEVEL NORTHEAST WINDS FROM POINT MUGU TO SANTA MONICA
MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...HIGH
CONFIDENCE IN STRONGER NORTHEAST FLOW...AND WIDESPREAD SMALL CRAFT
CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATE WITH GUSTY WINDS EVEN AFFECTING CATALINA

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING (SEE LAXRFWLOX).
FIRE WEATHER WATCH (SEE LAXRFWLOX).
WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...DB/ASR
AVIATION/MARINE...RAT
SYNOPSIS...DB

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 23, 6:00 AM PST, 8 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PST SUN NOV 23 2014

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-241400-
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 SUN NOV 23 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES TODAY AND TONIGHT.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTIES.

THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY
AND TONIGHT.

* RED FLAG WARNING...........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX 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... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTIES MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS A GOOD PORTION
OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES MONDAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY INTO WEDNESDAY.

* 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.

DB

The office that day

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

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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.