Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this red flag warning at Jan 23, 2014, 11:54 AM PST for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 23, 2014, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 32 hr. 2 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
- Jan 23, 2014, 11:54 AM PST (19:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2014, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2014, 8:00 PM PST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
Counties Orange County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 1:00 PM PST | HIGH SURF | Huntington Beach, CA | HUNTINGTON BEACH LIFEGUARDS REPORTED 8 FOOT SURF. |
| Jan 24, 2:10 PM PST | HIGH SURF | 3 Nne La Jolla, CA | SURFLINE REPORTED 8 TO 12 FOOT SURF AT BLACKS BEACH |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 2898 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
407 WWUS86 KSGX 231954 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1154 AM PST THU JAN 23 2014 ...VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND AREAS OF STRONG GUSTY EAST WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING AREAS OF STRONG GUSTY EAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY... ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY TO BRING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE INLAND VALLEYS. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FRIDAY NIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. CAZ255-232100- /O.CAN.KSGX.FW.A.0002.140124T1200Z-140125T0400Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST- 1154 AM PST THU JAN 23 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. $$ CAZ248-250-256>258-241200- /O.UPG.KSGX.FW.A.0002.140124T1200Z-140125T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0002.140123T2000Z-140125T0400Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 1154 AM PST THU JAN 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY 6 TO 12 PERCENT TODAY AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT FRIDAY. POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MAXWELL
3 follow-up statements
744 WWUS86 KSGX 231956 CCA RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1156 AM PST THU JAN 23 2014 ...VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND AREAS OF STRONG GUSTY EAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING AREAS OF STRONG GUSTY EAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY... ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY TO BRING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE INLAND VALLEYS. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FRIDAY NIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. CAZ255-232100- /O.CAN.KSGX.FW.A.0002.140124T1200Z-140125T0400Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST- 1156 AM PST THU JAN 23 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. $$ CAZ248-250-256>258-241215- /O.UPG.KSGX.FW.A.0002.140124T1200Z-140125T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0002.140123T2000Z-140125T0400Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 1156 AM PST THU JAN 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY 6 TO 12 PERCENT TODAY AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT FRIDAY. POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MAXWELL
582 WWUS86 KSGX 241137 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 337 AM PST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND AREAS OF STRONG GUSTY EAST WINDS THIS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING AREAS OF STRONG GUSTY EAST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING... ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY TO BRING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS SOUTH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TONIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. CAZ248-250-256>258-250400- /O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140125T0400Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 337 AM PST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY 7 TO 15 PERCENT. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. 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 CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0 SS
531 WWUS86 KSGX 250352 RFWSGX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 752 PM PST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRES AT 8 PM... CAZ248-250-256>258-250500- /O.EXP.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140125T0400Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST- 752 PM PST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. OFFSHORE WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND HUMIDITIES WILL SLOWLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT. $$ MOEDE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEG0
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2:00 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 3 days |
| Jan 23, 1:03 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 25 hr |
Nearby
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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.