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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS San Diego, CA

April 14, 20154 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this red flag warning at Apr 14, 2015, 12:37 PM PDT for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Apr 15, 2015, 3:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 38 hr. 3 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
Apr 14, 2015, 12:37 PM PDT (19:37 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2015, 3:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 16, 2015, 5:00 PM PDT
In force
38 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 19:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 15, 5:30 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 606 Ssw Corona, CAMESONET STATION PLEASANTS PEAK /E3131/
Apr 15, 8:16 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 504 Sse Beaumont, CAMESONET STATION HIGHLAND SPRINGS /HSGC1/
Apr 15, 8:51 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 626 Ene Tustin Foothills, CAMESONET STATION FREMONT CANYON /FRCC1/

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, 7.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2015-04-14Temperature 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 2015-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
865 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

060 
WWUS86 KSGX 141937
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1237 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OFF THE WEST COAST AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
OVER OREGON WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST SANTA ANA WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL
BE IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS...THE CAJON PASS...THE INLAND
EMPIRE AND THE ORANGE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. ON THURSDAY THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD AND SURFACE IN THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. MUCH WARMER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL DRY OUT THE
FUELS THAT ARE ALREADY 2-4 WEEKS AHEAD OF LAST YEARS PACE...WHICH
WAS ALSO A VERY DRY YEAR. CONTINUED DRY ON FRIDAY BUT WITH LIGHTER
WINDS.

CAZ248-255-257-554-150600-
/O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0001.150415T1000Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
1237 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
248...255... 257 AND 554...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS...THE INLAND
  EMPIRE...THE ORANGE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE ORANGE COUNTY
  INLAND AREAS. 

* WIND...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 

* HUMIDITY...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR NIGHTTIME
  RECOVERY.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE CAJON
  PASS AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. GUSTY WINDS
  AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING BUT NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. ON THURSDAY MORNING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BELOW
  THE SAN GORGONIO PASS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ250-256-258-265-150600-
/O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0001.150416T0600Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
1237 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
250...256... 258 AND 265...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS...THE
  RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...THE SAN GORGONIO PASS.

* WIND...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

MOEDE
9 follow-up statements
713 
WWUS86 KSGX 142228
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
328 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...

.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OFF THE WEST COAST AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
OVER OREGON WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST SANTA ANA WINDS WEDNESDAY
WILL BE IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS...THE CAJON PASS...THE
INLAND EMPIRE AND THE ORANGE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. ON THURSDAY THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD AND SURFACE IN THE RIVERSIDE
AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. MUCH WARMER
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...STRONG
WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS SANTA ANA WIND
EVENT WILL DRY OUT THE FUELS THAT ARE ALREADY 2-4 WEEKS AHEAD OF
LAST YEARS PACE...WHICH WAS ALSO A VERY DRY YEAR. CONTINUED DRY
ON FRIDAY BUT WITH LIGHTER WINDS.

CAZ265-142330-
/O.CAN.KSGX.FW.W.0001.150416T0600Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
328 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2015

...THIS CANCELLATION ISSUANCE IS ONLY TO REMOVE NAPA COUNTY FROM
THIS WARNING. THE SAN GORGONIO PASS WILL REMAIN IN THE RED FLAG
WARNING IN SUBSEQUENT ISSUANCES...



$$

CAZ248-255-257-554-150630-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.150415T1000Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
328 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 248...255... 257 AND 554...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS...THE INLAND 
  EMPIRE...THE ORANGE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE ORANGE COUNTY 
  INLAND AREAS. 

* WIND...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 

* HUMIDITY...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR NIGHTTIME 
  RECOVERY.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE 
  CAJONPASS AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. GUSTY 
  WINDS AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING BUT NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. ON THURSDAY MORNING...THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL BE BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ250-256-258-150630-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.150416T0600Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
328 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO
5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 250...256... 258 AND 265...

* AFFECTED AREA...SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS...THE 
  RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. 

* WIND...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

PIERCE
978 
WWUS86 KSGX 150417
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
917 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...

.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT ALONG THE WEST COAST AND SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST
SANTA ANA WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE IN THE SAN BERNARDINO
MOUNTAINS...THE CAJON PASS...THE INLAND EMPIRE...AND THE SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS. ON THURSDAY THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD
AND SURFACE IN THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS. MUCH WARMER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITIES...STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
THIS SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL DRY OUT THE FUELS THAT ARE ALREADY
2-4 WEEKS AHEAD OF LAST YEARS PACE...WHICH WAS ALSO A VERY DRY
YEAR. CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY BUT WITH LIGHTER WINDS.

CAZ248-255-257-554-151200-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.150415T1000Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
917 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 248...255... 257 AND 554...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS...THE INLAND
  EMPIRE...THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS...AND THE ORANGE COUNTY INLAND
  AREAS.

* WIND...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR NIGHTTIME 
  RECOVERY.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE 
  CAJON PASS AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. GUSTY 
  WINDS AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING BUT NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. ON THURSDAY MORNING...THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL BE BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ250-256-258-151200-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.150416T0600Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
917 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO
5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 250...256... 258 AND 265...

* AFFECTED AREA...SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS...THE
  RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...THE SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING.

* WIND...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

ALBRIGHT
928 
WWUS86 KSGX 151027
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
327 AM PDT WED APR 15 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES
THROUGH THURSDAY NEAR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS...

.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT ALONG THE WEST COAST AND SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS TODAY WILL BE IN THE
SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS...THE CAJON PASS...THE INLAND
EMPIRE...AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. ON THURSDAY...THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD AND ALSO INCLUDE THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS
IN RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

CAZ248-255-257-554-152130-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
327 AM PDT WED APR 15 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* HUMIDITIES...LOWEST DAYTIME OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* TIMING...WINDS TODAY WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
  WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONGER WINDS FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ250-256-258-152130-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.150416T0600Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
327 AM PDT WED APR 15 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

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17
107 
WWUS86 KSGX 152005
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
105 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES
THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS...

.SANTA ANA WINDS WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY THIS EVENING...THEN
INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
GREAT BASIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD INTO
RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY. CONTINUED VERY WARM FRIDAY BUT WITH LIGHTER WINDS.

CAZ248-255-257-554-160500-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
105 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* HUMIDITIES...LOWEST DAYTIME OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR 
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONGER WINDS FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO
  EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ250-256-258-160500-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.150416T0600Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
105 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

MOEDE
176 
WWUS86 KSGX 160352
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
852 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES
THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS...

.SANTA ANA WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THE GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

CAZ250-256-258-161200-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.150416T0600Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
852 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* WINDS...STRONGEST THURSDAY MORNING...WITH AREAS OF NORTHEAST
  WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS
  TO 55 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ248-255-257-554-161200-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
852 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH
  GUSTS TO 56 MPH.

* HUMIDITIES...AFTERNOON VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONGER WINDS FOR LATE TONIGHT 
  INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

ALBRIGHT
331 
WWUS86 KSGX 160352 CCA
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
852 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES
THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS...

.SANTA ANA WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THE GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

CAZ250-256-258-161200-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.150416T0600Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
852 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* WINDS...STRONGEST THURSDAY MORNING...WITH AREAS OF NORTHEAST
  WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS
  TO 55 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ248-255-257-554-161200-
/O.COR.KSGX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
852 PM PDT WED APR 15 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* HUMIDITIES...AFTERNOON VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONGER WINDS FOR LATE TONIGHT 
  INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

ALBRIGHT
954 
WWUS86 KSGX 160946
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
246 AM PDT THU APR 16 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY
IN THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS...

.SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING AND TAPER OFF BY
MIDDAY. THE STRONGEST NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN
FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT VALLEYS. ALTHOUGH WINDS DECREASE DURING THE
DAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN VERY LOW THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.

CAZ250-256-258-161900-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
246 AM PDT THU APR 16 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

* WINDS...STRONGEST EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH AREAS OF NORTHEAST
  WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ248-255-257-554-161900-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
246 AM PDT THU APR 16 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH DURING THE MORNING.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

MM
085 
WWUS86 KSGX 161843
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1143 AM PDT THU APR 16 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY
IN THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS...

.ALTHOUGH WINDS DECREASE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN VERY LOW
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

CAZ250-256-258-170000-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
1143 AM PDT THU APR 16 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

* WINDS...DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AREAS OF NORTHEAST
  WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
  BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ248-255-257-554-170000-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
1143 AM PDT THU APR 16 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH AT TIMES WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
  BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$
825 
WWUS86 KSGX 162356
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
456 PM PDT THU APR 16 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM TODAY...

CAZ250-256-258-170100-
/O.EXP.KSGX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
456 PM PDT THU APR 16 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT TODAY...

ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES REMAIN VERY LOW...THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. THE
RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM.

$$

CAZ248-255-257-554-170100-
/O.EXP.KSGX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150417T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
456 PM PDT THU APR 16 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT TODAY...

ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES REMAIN VERY LOW...THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. THE
RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM.

$$

MOEDE

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 San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Apr 14, 9:35 AM PDT, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 9:35 AM PDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
935 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2015

.SYNOPSIS...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND TO THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE
GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS TODAY. FOR WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OFF THE WEST COAST AND SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING SANTA ANA CONDITIONS
WITH WARMER DAYS WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AT TIMES. CONTINUED WARM AND DRY FRIDAY WITH
LIGHTER WINDS. WEAK ONSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN NEXT WEEKEND WITH SLOW
COOLING SPREADING INLAND ALONG WITH A GRADUAL RETURN OF NIGHT AND
MORNING COASTAL LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...

LONG WAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TODAY WILL GENERATE
GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS TODAY. THE MARINE
LAYER DEEPENED TO AROUND 2800 FEET AND THE LOW CLOUDS EXTENDED WELL
INTO THE VALLEYS THIS MORNING. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT AND
THE ONSHORE WINDS WILL TRANSITION OFFSHORE. THE WRF MODEL AND THE
2KM CANSAC WRF SHOW THE INITIAL SURGE OF STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL
BE ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH TONIGHT AS A 1034 MB SURFACE HIGH BUILDS
OVER OREGON. WITH THIS PATTERN THE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL SURFACE IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...THE INLAND EMPIRE AND THE ORANGE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT WITH 20-30 MPH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 TO 55 MPH.

AFTER A DIURNAL DECREASE OF THE OFFSHORE WINDS WEDNESDAY EVENING THE
PRESSURE GRADIENTS INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND SHIFT
NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST. STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DECREASING
FUEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
ALL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS PROGGED ACROSS
RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES. THESE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL FURTHER
ELEVATE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.

MARINE STRATUS WILL RETURN TO THE COASTAL ZONES TONIGHT BEFORE
SCATTERING OUT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE
INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW. VERY WARM WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S.

LONG RANGE OUTLOOK (SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL BE REPLACED BY A WEAK
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EARLY NEXT WEEK. WEAK ONSHORE SATURDAY
THROUGH MONDAY FOR GRADUAL COOLING IN THE VALLEYS SATURDAY WILL
SPREAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS BY MONDAY. PATCHY LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG MAY RETURN NEAR THE COAST AS EARLY AS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING...BUT MORE LIKELY THE FOLLOWING TWO NIGHTS.

&&

.AVIATION...

141530Z...COAST/VALLEYS...OVC LOW CLOUDS WITH BASES 2000-2500 FT MSL
AND TOPS 3000 FT MSL WILL SCATTER OUT WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN
14/1600-1730Z. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT DIURNAL
WINDS. A MARINE STRATUS LAYER WILL RETURN TO THE COAST AND PUSH
INLAND...MAINLY AFFECTING SAN DIEGO COUNTY BETWEEN 15/0200Z-0400Z.
CLOUD LAYER 1500-2000 FT MSL. EXPECTING OFFSHORE FLOW TO DEVELOP AFT
15/0900Z WHICH WILL RESULT IN CLEARING SKIES ACROSS THE AREA. PRIOR
TO THE SURFACING OF THE NORTHERLY OFFSHORE WINDS AT KONT...BETWEEN
MAY EXPERIENCE LLWS. AFT 15/1500Z...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SURFACE IN
THE INLAND EMPIRE...ESPECIALLY BELOW THE CAJON PASS. SOME GUSTS
GUSTS WILL EXCEED 40 KT AT TIMES LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SIMILAR OFFSHORE WINDY CONDITIONS POISED TO AFFECT THE SANTA
MOUNTAINS DOWN TOWARDS KSNA AS WELL.

MTS/DESERTS...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT KPSP AND KTRM THIS
EVENING AFT 14/2300Z WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 15K-20KT. HIGHER GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE.

&&

.MARINE...

830 AM...NO HAZARDOUS MARINE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

SANTA ANA WEATHER PATTERN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT ALONG THE WEST COAST AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT
BASIN. WARMER AND MUCH DRIER WITH HUMIDITIES FROM 5-10% IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS WEDNESDAY AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. LOCALLY
STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY...SPREADING SOUTHWARD TO THE
COASTAL SLOPES OF RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES FOR THURSDAY.
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...GREATEST ON THURSDAY.
CONTINUED WARM AND DRY FRIDAY BUT WITH LIGHTER WINDS.

FOR THE WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WEAK ONSHORE FLOW WILL
RETURN WITH SLOW COOLING SPREADING INLAND WITH A SLOW RECOVERY IN
HUMIDITIES.

&&

.SKYWARN...
SKYWARN ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED. HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE
     COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS.

PZ...NONE.
&&

PUBLIC/FIRE WEATHER...17
AVIATION/MARINE...MM

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 11:46 AM PDTWind AdvisorySGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego48 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.