Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Oct 4, 2016, 3:25 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Oct 5, 2016, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2016, 3:25 PM PDT (22:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 5, 2016, 3:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2016, 3:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 3 days
- 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 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
833 WWUS86 KLOX 042225 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 325 PM PDT TUE OCT 4 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND ANTELOPE VALLEY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... .NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOCUSED ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST. DURING THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE RAPID DRYING WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES BECOMING COMMON ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND DRYING TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST SANTA ANA WINDS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WHEN GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS. WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DURING THIS EVENT. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANY FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. CAZ239-252-051700- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0012.161005T2200Z-161006T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0011.161005T2200Z-161006T1700Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 325 PM PDT TUE OCT 4 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTH COAST... ESPECIALLY NEAR MONTECITO HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT...WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGIT READINGS POSSIBLE. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED IN THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTH COAST...ESPECIALLY NEAR MONTECITO HILLS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ253-254-288-051700- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0012.161005T2200Z-161008T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0011.161005T2200Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 325 PM PDT TUE OCT 4 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...STRONGEST THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKER BY SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244>246-547-051700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.A.0012.161006T1000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 325 PM PDT TUE OCT 4 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKER ON SATURDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL POTENTIALLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES FOR THE POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG/SUKUP
9 follow-up statements
854 WWUS86 KLOX 051009 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 309 AM PDT WED OCT 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TODAY TO 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TODAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... .NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOCUSED ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST. DURING THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE RAPID DRYING WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES BECOMING COMMON ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND DRYING TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST SANTA ANA WINDS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WHEN GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS. WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DURING THIS EVENT. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANY FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. CAZ239-252-051700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.161005T2200Z-161006T1700Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 309 AM PDT WED OCT 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST. * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTH COAST... ESPECIALLY NEAR MONTECITO HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT... WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGIT READINGS POSSIBLE. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED IN THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTH COAST...ESPECIALLY NEAR MONTECITO HILLS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ253-254-288-051700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.161005T2200Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 309 AM PDT WED OCT 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... STRONGEST THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKER BY SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244>246-547-051700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.A.0012.161006T1000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 309 AM PDT WED OCT 5 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKER ON SATURDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE TONIGHT THEN WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL POTENTIALLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES FOR THE POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG/SUKUP/KAPLAN
290 WWUS86 KLOX 051655 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 955 AM PDT WED OCT 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TODAY TO 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TODAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... .NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOCUSED ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND ALONG THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE IN SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. DURING THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE RAPID DRYING WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES BECOMING COMMON ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND DRYING TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST SANTA ANA WINDS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WHEN GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS. WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DURING THIS EVENT. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANY FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. CAZ244>246-547-052300- /O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0012.161006T1000Z-161008T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KLOX.FW.W.0011.161006T1000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 955 AM PDT WED OCT 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKER ON SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE TONIGHT THEN WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL POTENTIALLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES FOR THE POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING. 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. && $$ CAZ239-252-052300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.161005T2200Z-161006T1700Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 955 AM PDT WED OCT 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTH COAST...ESPECIALLY NEAR MONTECITO HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT...WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGIT READINGS POSSIBLE. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED IN THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTH COAST...ESPECIALLY NEAR MONTECITO HILLS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ253-254-288-052300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.161005T2200Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 955 AM PDT WED OCT 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...STRONGEST THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKER BY SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ SUKUP
962 WWUS86 KLOX 052200 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 300 PM PDT WED OCT 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... .NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOCUSED THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND ALONG THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE IN SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. DURING THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE RAPID DRYING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS BECOMING COMMON ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND WIDESPREAD DRYING TO MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST SANTA ANA WINDS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WHEN GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS. WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANY FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. CAZ239-252-061700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161006T1700Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 300 PM PDT WED OCT 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTH COAST... ESPECIALLY NEAR MONTECITO HILLS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT... WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGIT READINGS POSSIBLE. LOWEST HUMIDITIES EXPECTED IN THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTH COAST...ESPECIALLY NEAR MONTECITO HILLS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND/OR FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ253-254-288-061700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 300 PM PDT WED OCT 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...STRONGEST THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKER BY SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244>246-547-061700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.161006T1000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 300 PM PDT WED OCT 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKER ON SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE TONIGHT THEN WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL POTENTIALLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES FOR THE POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ SUKUP
047 WWUS86 KLOX 061700 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1000 AM PDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL MAINLY FOCUS ON THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES TODAY...WHERE GUSTS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE ACROSS WIND PRONE LOCATIONS...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BRING WARMING AND DRYING TO THE DISTRICT TODAY...WITH SOME SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY READINGS ACROSS THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SOME BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH SIMILAR WIND SPEEDS AS SEEN TODAY. THE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE EVEN WARMER AND DRIER ON FRIDAY...WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD. IN ADDITION...LOOK FOR VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS...MOUNTAINS...AND WIND PRONE AREAS. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER ON SATURDAY BUT VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS WILL BRING THE LIKELIHOOD OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR FOR AREAS IN THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA THROUGH SATURDAY IF A FIRE IGNITION OCCURS IN A WIND PRONE AREA. CAZ239-252-061800- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161006T1700Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1000 AM PDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST... NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS MORNING AS THE FLOW TURNS NORTHEAST AND FAVORS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE EXPIRATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. $$ CAZ253-254-288-062300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 1000 AM PDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...STRONGEST DURING THE LATE NIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKER ON SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 8 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY...THEN WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244>246-547-062300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 1000 AM PDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...STRONGEST DURING THE LATE NIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY 118 CORRIDOR ACROSS EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS AND NORTHWESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN PEAKS OF THE SANTA MONICAS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 8 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY...THEN WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL POTENTIALLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES FOR THE POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG/SUKUP
070 WWUS86 KLOX 062231 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 331 PM PDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SOME LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS GENERALLY IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE WIND PRONE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE EVEN WARMER AND DRIER ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD. IN ADDITION...LOOK FOR VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS...MOUNTAINS...AND WIND PRONE AREAS. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER ON SATURDAY BUT VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS WILL BRING THE LIKELIHOOD OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR FOR AREAS IN THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY FOR REMAINING AREAS OUTSIDE THE RED FLAG WARNING. CAZ253-254-288-071700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 331 PM PDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOME THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN ON SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES 8 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY...THEN WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244>246-547-071700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 331 PM PDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOME THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY 118 CORRIDOR ACROSS EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS AND NORTHWESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN ON SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES 8 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY...THEN WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL POTENTIALLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES FOR THE POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG/SMITH
792 WWUS86 KLOX 071642 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 942 AM PDT FRI OCT 7 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES TODAY...WHERE GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY AND SATURDAY...WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS... FOOTHILLS...AND BREEZY AREAS. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY BUT VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE. THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL ESPECIALLY WEAKEN OVER THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS ON SATURDAY WITH AN EARLIER REVERSAL TO AN ONSHORE DIRECTION IN THE AFTERNOON...WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN EARLIER CANCELLATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THOSE AREAS ON SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS WILL BRING THE LIKELIHOOD OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR FOR AREAS IN THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. CAZ253-254-288-072300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 942 AM PDT FRI OCT 7 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH...WEAKENING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES TODAY AND SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS...AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244>246-547-072300- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 942 AM PDT FRI OCT 7 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS...THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS AND IN THE VALLEYS ACROSS THE HIGHWAY 118 CORRIDOR ACROSS EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS AND NORTHWESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN LATER TODAY INTO SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES TODAY AND SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL POTENTIALLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES FOR THE POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG
340 WWUS86 KLOX 072229 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 329 PM PDT FRI OCT 7 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FOR THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AND MOUNTAIN AREAS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ONSHORE WINDS OVERSPREADING COASTAL AND COASTAL VALLEY AREAS. LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS WHERE GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES FOR INLAND AREAS. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS...AND BREEZY AREAS. OFFSHORE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN ON SATURDAY...PROMPTING THE CANCELLATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AREA. ONSHORE WINDS WILL SPREAD FURTHER INLAND EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND HOWEVER VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. IMPROVEMENTS IN HUMIDITY ARE MORE LIKELY BY MONDAY AS ONSHORE WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS WILL BRING THE LIKELIHOOD OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR FOR AREAS IN THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA THROUGH SATURDAY IF A FIRE IGNITION OCCURS IN A WIND PRONE AREA. ELEVATED FIRE DANGER FOR REMAINING AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY...CONTINUING ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS ON SUNDAY. CAZ547-072330- /O.CAN.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- 329 PM PDT FRI OCT 7 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. OFFSHORE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO RETURN ON SATURDAY... PROMPTING THE CANCELLATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AREA. HOWEVER...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. $$ CAZ253-254-288-081700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 329 PM PDT FRI OCT 7 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH EARLY SATRURDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES TODAY AND SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS...AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244>246-081700- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 329 PM PDT FRI OCT 7 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES TODAY AND SATURDAY. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL POTENTIALLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES FOR THE POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG/MUNROE
870 WWUS86 KLOX 081627 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 927 AM PDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER TODAY AND MOSTLY CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS... SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS WHERE GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD FURTHER INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENTUALLY REACH THE ANTELOPE VALLEY BY EVENING. THE WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW THIS MORNING WILL REINFORCE THE VERY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS ACROSS INLAND AREAS TODAY... WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. RED FLAG WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TODAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE CANCELLED EARLY FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS DUE TO THE LACK OF WINDS THIS MORNING...AND A SLIGHTLY BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERY EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR FOR AREAS IN THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA IF A FIRE IGNITION OCCURS IN A WIND PRONE AREA. CAZ246-081730- /O.CAN.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- 927 AM PDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. OFFSHORE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS AND ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SLIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY...ALLOWING FOR THE CANCELLATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AREA. HOWEVER...THE VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER FOR THE SANTA MONICAS. $$ CAZ253-254-288-082200- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 927 AM PDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING ONSHORE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES TODAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ244-245-082200- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- 927 AM PDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING ONSHORE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES TODAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS... VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL POTENTIALLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GOMBERG
024 WWUS86 KLOX 082155 RFWLOX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 255 PM PDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... CAZ253-254-288-082300- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 255 PM PDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... DIMINISHING OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSITION TO ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR THE EXPIRATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AS WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL PERSIST. $$ CAZ244-245-082300- /O.EXP.KLOX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161008T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- 255 PM PDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS... WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO ONSHORE ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR THE EXPIRATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AS WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL PERSIST. $$ GOMBERG/MUNROE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Oct 4, 2:15 PM PDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 2:15 PM PDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
215 PM PDT TUE OCT 4 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
Temperatures will warm gradually today and tomorrow then offshore
flow will bring significant warming on Thursday and Friday.
Temperatures will be well above normal this weekend then slowly
cool next week.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TDY-FRI)
High temperatures are on track for today. Expect another round of
locally gusty northwest to north winds of 25 to 40 mph across the
same areas this evening into tonight. With the expected slight
drop off in wind gusts, do not currently expect the need for a
wind advisory tonight, but this will be watched closely.
A Long wave trough of low pressure will persist over the Western
US through Wednesday bringing continued locally gusty northwest to
north winds with gradual warming to the west of the mountains.
The strongest winds will be focused through and below the passes
of the Santa Ynez range into portions of the Santa Barbara South
Coast and for the Los Angeles and Ventura County Mountains, mainly
near the I-5 cooridor extending into the Santa Clarita Valley by
Wednesday night. Advisory level winds are likely across these by
late Wednesday with stronger upper level winds and northerly As
the trough of low pressure shifts east, surface high pressure will
build into the Great Basin providing low level support for near
advisory level offshore winds by Thursday morning across areas
that typically experience offshore winds. This includes the
mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, a good portion of
the L.A./VTU County valleys, the VTU County coastal plain, and
coastal sections of L.A. County below passes and canyons from
Malibu to the Hollywood Hills The offshore shift with slight rises
in heights will provide a nice jump in temperatures for coastal
and valley areas from Wednesday to Thursday.
As the surface high pressure shifts east over the Central
Rockies, offshore winds are expected to shift more easterly and
possibly be a bit weaker. This would favor the strongest winds
over the mountains into Ventura county valleys and possibly
coastal areas. Slight warming is expected for Friday due to the
continued offshore flow and minor height increases. The hottest
valley locations may approach 100 degrees with this offshore event
Friday or Saturday. The gusty offshore winds, increasing
temperatures and dry conditions will lead to critical fire danger
across portions of southwest California late Wednesday through
Saturday (see RFWLOX for details).
.LONG TERM...(SAT-TUE)
Weak ridging aloft and offshore flow will likely continue through
Saturday. This will result in similar or slightly warmer
temperatures Saturday for the valleys of Ventura and Los Angeles
County with slight cooling possible near the coast. For Sunday
into Monday a split flow pattern develops off the west coast with
the GFS and Euro indicating a weak trough of low pressure
approaching from the southwest with southwest winds aloft. Sunday
may be a transition day with offshore flow transitioning to
onshore flow by the afternoon. This will support cooler
conditions especially west to the mountains with increasing
onshore winds, marine layer clouds near the coast and possibly
more widespread mid to high level cloud cover. By Monday there is
the outside chance for precipitation across portions of southwest
California due to broad southwest flow aloft possibly entraining
remnant tropical moisture. However, at this time, there is very
low confidence in the timing and amount of moisture available with
this feature and therefore mentionable precipitation has been left
out of the forecast for now. Gradual cooling will continue
especially away from the coast into Tuesday with continued onshore
to northwest flow near the surface.
&&
.AVIATION...04/1800Z.
AT 1706Z, the marine inversion was based at 2000 FEET. The top of
the inversion was 4800 feet with a temperature of 16 degrees
celsius.
There is moderate confidence in the 18z TAFS. Marine clouds are
expected to affect KLAX, KLGB and possibly KSMX with MVFR
conditions south of Point Conception and IFR conditions to the
north. Otherwise, clear skies and VFR conditions are expected
across the forecast area. Gusty winds may cause some problems with
low level wind shear in KSBA and KVNY.
KLAX...Moderate confidence IN the 18Z TAF. There is a 40 percent
chance of VFR conditions and clear skies through the night and
into Wednesday morning.
KBUR...High confidence in the 18Z TAF. VFR conditions expected to
prevail through the period.
&&
.MARINE...04/200 PM.
For the Outer Waters, moderate confidence in current forecast
with respect to GALE WARNING for the outer waters late this
afternoon through early Wednesday morning. Kept the timing of the
gales the same, although it does look like the gales will not
arrive until maybe 6 pm. There is a 50% chance that Gale force
wind gusts could occur once again across the outer waters
Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday evening or early
Thursday morning. For Friday through the weekend, winds will be a
bit weaker with a 20-30% chance of SCA level winds continuing.
For the Inner Waters, moderate to high confidence in current
forecast. A SCA remains in effect for the Eastern Santa Barbara
Channel for gusty NW to N winds across the western portion
continuing through late tonight. There will be a 40% chance that
offshore winds will be strong enough to warrant a SCA for areas
between Point Mugu to Malibu Thu and Fri mornings. Weak offshore
flow should persist into the weekend. but good chance will remain
below SCA level gusts.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
04/1000 AM.
Persistent northwest flow aloft due to a nearly stationary trough
of low pressure over the Intermountain West will support continued
locally gusty northwest to north winds through Wednesday night
before transitioning offshore by Thursday and lasting into this
weekend. This translates to a prolonged period of elevated to
potentially extreme fire danger, primarily for gusty northwest to
north winds through Wednesday, followed by significant drying by
Thursday lasting into the weekend with weak to moderate offshore
Santa Ana winds.
In the short-term the greatest concern is across the Santa
Barbara South Coast and adjacent mountains where locally critical
fire conditions are possible at times this afternoon into this
evening with relative humidities as low as 15 percent with wind
gusts 30 to 40 mph focused in the hills. Similar elevated fire
weather conditions are possible through the I-5 Corridor.
Significant drying expected as early as Wednesday afternoon,
which may support several hours of critical fire weather
conditions due to minimum relative humidities in the teens and
wind gusts to 45 mph across the same areas with a focus more
towards eastern portions of the Santa Barbara South Coast to
include the Montecito area.
Winds are expected to transition a weak to moderate offshore event by
Thursday and may continue into this weekend, bringing warmer
conditions with continued drying. Widespread minimum relative
humidities in the single digits and teens will be possible through
the weekend. The areas of greatest concern during this period
would be in Ventura and LA counties, due to the combination of
gusty offshore winds and dry conditions.
&&
.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...Fire Weather Watch in effect from Wednesday afternoon through
Thursday morning For zones 239-252. (See LAXRFWLOX).
Fire Weather Watch in effect from late Wednesday night
through Saturday afternoon For zones 244>246. (See LAXRFWLOX).
Fire Weather Watch in effect from Wednesday afternoon through
Saturday afternoon For zones 253-254. (See LAXRFWLOX).
PZ...Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3 AM PDT Wednesday For
zones 645-650. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Gale Warning in effect until 3 AM PDT Wednesday For zones
670-673-676. (See LAXMWWLOX).
Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3 PM PDT this afternoon
For zones 673-676. (See LAXMWWLOX).
&&
PUBLIC...Munroe
FIRE...Sukup
AVIATION...Sweet
MARINE...Sweet
SYNOPSIS...KJ
weather.gov/losangelesHazardous weather outlook, Oct 4, 6:00 AM PDT, 9 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PDT TUE OCT 4 2016 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-051300- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 600 AM PDT TUE OCT 4 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE CENTRAL COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND ADJACENT SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...AND THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE OUTER WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL AGAIN AFFECT THE CENTRAL COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND ADJACENT SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY TONIGHT...AND THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION BY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND PORTIONS OF THE VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COASTAL PLAIN THURSDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY CREATE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 3:04 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 24 hr | |
| Oct 4, 3:04 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.