Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Mar 11, 2014, 10:18 AM PDT for Los Angeles County, Santa Barbara County, California. It took effect at Mar 12, 2014, 6:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Mar 11, 2014, 10:18 AM PDT (17:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2014, 6:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2014, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The radar
The Los Angeles radar (KVTX), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:56 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 S Santa Clarita, CA | NORTH WINDS 24 MPH GUSTING TO 62 MPH AT NEWHALL PASS...ELEVATION 2135 FEET. HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA WAS MET IN THE TWO HOURS PRIOR. |
| Mar 12, 8:57 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 N Santa Clarita, CA | NORTHEAST WINDS 22 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH AT SAUGUS RAWS...ELEVATION 1450 FEET. |
| Mar 12, 9:56 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Ne Malibu, CA | NORTHEAST WINDS 32 MPH GUSTING TO 59 MPH AT MALIBU HILLS RAWS...ELEVATION 1575 FEET. |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 8 Ese Castaic Lake, CA | NORTHEAST WINDS 42 MPH GUSTING TO 62 MPH AT WARM SPRINGS RAWS...ELEVATION 4930 FEET. HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA WAS MET IN THE THREE HOURS PRIOR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Vandenberg AFB, CA (KVBG), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 130 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2871 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
913 WWUS86 KLOX 111718 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1018 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR IDAHO IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY...PEAKING ON WEDNESDAY AND FOCUSING OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THE PEAK IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE SOME TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...THEY WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...FIRST NEAR THE COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN UP THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE INITIALLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES...THE STRONG WIND POTENTIAL WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF A FIRE STARTED. WHILE NOT PART OF THE WATCH...TODAY AND THURSDAY ARE PERIODS OF HIGH FIRE WEATHER CONCERN...WITH A FEW HOURS OF WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED. CAZ241-120130- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 1018 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS... 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 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$ CAZ240-120130- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- 1018 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244-245-547-120130- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 1018 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA AND SAN FERNANDO 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 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$ CAZ246-120130- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 1018 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PEAKS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 35 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ253-254-288-120130- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 1018 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... 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 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 45 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT BY MID-AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$ CAZ548-120130- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 1018 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE HILLS AND CANYONS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE HILLS AND CANYONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 35 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ237-238-251-252-120130- /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1018 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY... 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 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 45 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE 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/SWEET
3 follow-up statements
944 WWUS86 KLOX 112231 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR IDAHO IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY...PEAKING ON WEDNESDAY AND FOCUSING OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THE PEAK IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE SOME TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...THEY WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...FIRST NEAR THE COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN UP THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS WILL OVERSHADOW THE INITIALLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES...AND WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF A FIRE STARTED. WHILE NOT PART OF THE WATCH...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ARE PERIODS OF HIGH FIRE WEATHER CONCERN. CAZ241-121730- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$ CAZ240-121730- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- 331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY COAST... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$ CAZ244-245-547-121730- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ246-121730- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PEAKS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 35 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$ CAZ253-254-288-121730- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 45 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT BY MID-AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ548-121730- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE HILLS AND CANYONS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE HILLS AND CANYONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 35 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$ CAZ237-238-251-252-121730- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 331 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 45 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ KITTELL
229 WWUS86 KLOX 121648 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY... .GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE HIGHWAY 14 AND 126 CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. PEAK WINDS IN THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES HAVE ALREADY DROPPED INTO THE TEENS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AN INCREASE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING LOWERING OF HUMIDITIES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY INLAND. WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING EXTENDING THE WARNING BEYOND 6 PM DUE AS WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED 25 MPH. CAZ241-130100- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY LATE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$ CAZ240-130100- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- 948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY COAST... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY LATE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244-245-547-130100- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$ CAZ246-130100- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST ON THE WESTERN PEAKS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ253-254-288-130100- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT BY MID- AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$ CAZ548-130100- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE HILLS AND CANYONS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE HILLS AND CANYONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ237-238-251-252-130100- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$ MW
976 WWUS86 KLOX 130103 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 603 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNINGS WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM THIS EVENING... .OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING...ALLOWING THE RED FLAG WARNINGS TO EXPIRE. CAZ241-130215- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 603 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... $$ CAZ240-130215- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- 603 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... $$ CAZ244-245-547-130215- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 603 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... $$ CAZ246-130215- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 603 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... $$ CAZ253-254-288-130215- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 603 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... $$ CAZ548-130215- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 603 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... $$ CAZ237-238-251-252-130215- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 603 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... $$ 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 Mar 11, 10:05 AM PDT, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 10:05 AM PDT, 13 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1005 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS... OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH A VERY WARM WEEKEND ON TAP. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-THU)...LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW TODAY WILL CONTINUE THE WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS ARE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS IN MOST AREAS SO WILL DROP THE ADVISORIES FOR TODAY. HIGH CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH WILL KEEP SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY AND MAKE FOR A NICE SUNSET. STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS EXPECTED FOR LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A TROF DROPS THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. THE COMBINATION OF GOOD COLD AIR ADVECTION AND SUPPORTING WINDS ALOFT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE WARNING LEVEL WINDS AT LEAST ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA MOUNTAINS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. COULD ALSO SEE SOME WARNING LEVEL GUSTS AT THOSE ISOLATED HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE LOWER VALLEYS (WILEY RIDGE COMES TO MIND) BUT I THINK THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE LA/VENTURA VALLEYS WILL BE IN THE ADVISORY CATEGORY WITH GUSTS PEAKING AROUND 50-55 MPH. VENTURA COASTAL AREAS AND THE LA COAST FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS ALSO EXPECTED TO SEE STRONG ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS. TEMPS WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL AGAIN, BUT GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF COLD ADVECTION INVOLVED WITH THIS EVENT THE COASTAL AREAS WILL DEFINITELY BE THE WARMEST WITH HIGHS NEAR 80. VALLEYS LOW TO MID 70S. 50S/60S IN THE MTNS AND AV. ***FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION*** NICE DAY THURSDAY. WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL MAKE FOR SOME 15 TO 25 MPH CANYON BREEZES. SUNNY SKIES AND RISING HGTS WILL ALLOW FOR A FEW DEGREES WARMING EVERYWHERE...EXCEPT PERHAPS THE CENTRAL COAST WHICH SHOULD HAVE LITTLE NO EAST MORNING WINDS AND AN EARLIER SEA BREEZE. .LONG TERM (FRI-MON)... ALL MDLS AGREE THAT FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WILL BE DOMINATED BY HIGH PRESSURE AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW. LOOK FOR CLEAR SKIES AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL MAX TEMPERATURES (NOT RECORD BREAKING) SUNDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY. MDLS DISAGREE ON MONDAY FCST WITH SOME MDLS KEEPING THE RIDGE AND OTHERS FLATTENING IT WITH A PAC NW TROF. TRENDED FORECAST COOLER BUT NOT AS MUCH AS THE COOLEST SOLN WOULD SUGGEST. && .AVIATION...11/1050Z... OVERALL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 12Z TAF PACKAGE. VFR CONDS EXPECTED FOR ALL SITES THROUGH THE PERIOD. MAIN ISSUE WILL BE DEVELOPING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...THEN EXHIBIT A LULL THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING...THEN BECOME STRONGER TONIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING. SO...WILL EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE USUAL SPOTS TODAY (KOXR/KVNY/KPMD/KWJF). FOR TONIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE OFFSHORE WINDS EXPECTED TO BE STRONGER...WILL INTRODUCE SOME LLWS IN THE VALLEY TAF SITES. KLAX...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE 12Z TAF PACKAGE. THERE IS A 10% CHANCE OF MVFR/IFR CIGS BETWEEN 12Z AND 16Z. LATE TONIGHT...LLWS AND TURBULENCE COULD BE ISSUES AS OFFSHORE WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE LA BASIN. KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 12Z TAF. LLWS/TURBULENCE WILL BE MAIN CONCERNS TONIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING. && .FIRE...11/1700Z... MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL FORM BY WEDNESDAY OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS INTERIOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES. ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS WILL EXIST TODAY. AS THE WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...COLD AIR FROM THE LOW WILL BRING INCREASED HUMIDITIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL TAKE TIME TO LOWER THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...FIRST NEAR THE COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN UP THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE HIGHER HUMIDITIES...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THE PEAK ON WEDNESDAY OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WHICH WOULD CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF A FIRE STARTS. THESE WINDS WILL PUSH INTO INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES AS WELL. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR PORTIONS. WEAKER BUT STILL GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH (SEE LAXNPWLOX). RED FLAG WARNING (SEE LAXRFWLOX). && PUBLIC...MW/RORKE AVIATION...RAT FIRE...KITTELL WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 11, 9:20 AM PDT, 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 920 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-121300- 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- 920 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE WINDS COULD INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS OVERNIGHT. * HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE WINDS COULD REACH WARNING LEVELS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FIRE WEATHER WATCH.........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 7:23 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 14 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:31 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 26 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:31 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 26 hr | |
| Mar 11, 2:28 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 25 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.