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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS San Diego, CA

August 15, 2016Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 15, 2016, 12:02 PM PDT for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Aug 15, 2016, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 4 days. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 15, 2016, 12:02 PM PDT (19:02 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 15, 2016, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Aug 19, 2016, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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
Aug 16, 10:36 AM PDTWILDFIRE9 W Crestline, CABLUE CUT FIRE HAS GROWN TO 6,500 ACRES AND 0 PERCENT CONTAINED. BURNING IN THE CAJON PASS JUST WEST OF I-15. HEAVY BRUSH AREA.
Aug 18, 5:23 PM PDTFLASH FLOOD21 S Needles, CACALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS RUNNING WATER EIGHT INCHES DEEP ON US HIGHWAY 95 AT MILE MARKER 35.
Aug 18, 5:50 PM PDTFLASH FLOOD7 S Needles, CACALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS A VEHICLE STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS ON US HIGHWAY 95 AT MILE MARKER 51.
Aug 18, 6:31 PM PDTFLASH FLOOD22 S Needles, CAUS HIGHWAY 95 CLOSED FROM VIDAL JUNCTION TO INTERSTATE 40 FROM FLASH FLOODING NEAR MILE MARKERS 35 AND 51. AT MILE MARKER 51...ONE FOOT OF RUNNING WATER WAS ACROSS THE ROADWAY AND NEARLY THREE FEET OF ROAD WAS WASHED AWAY.

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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 2016-08-15Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2016-08-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -31 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
2118 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

357 
WWUS86 KSGX 151902
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1202 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERT FOOTHILL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING INTO CALIFORNIA FROM THE NORTHWEST
WILL STRENGTHEN THE ONSHORE FLOW...GENERATING GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS ALONG THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND ONTO THE DESERT SLOPES. THE
INCREASING WIND...COUPLED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN
THESE AREAS...MAY CREATE PERIODS OF CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY.

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-160315-
/O.UPG.KSGX.FW.A.0002.160815T2100Z-160818T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0002.160815T2100Z-160818T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
1202 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...DESERT SLOPES...AND DESERT
  FOOTHILL AREAS.

* WIND...INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO
  30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY INTO
  WEDNESDAY.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM DAYTIME 5 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR 
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* TIMING...LOWEST HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOONS...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS LATE IN THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT...PARTICULARLY
  TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

* OUTLOOK...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT 
  THROUGH FRIDAY WITH COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASED HUMIDITY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

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.

&&

$$
13 follow-up statements
719 
WWUS86 KSGX 160312
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
812 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERT FOOTHILL AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING INTO CALIFORNIA FROM THE NORTHWEST
WILL STRENGTHEN THE ONSHORE FLOW...GENERATING GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS ALONG THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND ONTO THE DESERT SLOPES. THE
GUSTY WINDS COUPLED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE
PERIODS OF CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-161300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160818T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
812 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* LOCATION...HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...DESERT SLOPES...AND DESERT 
  FOOTHILL AREAS. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS
  EVENING....DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER SOUTHWEST TO WEST
  WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* HUMIDITY...LOWEST IN THE AFTERNOON FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. POOR
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* OUTLOOK...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
  WITH COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASED HUMIDITY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

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
463 
WWUS86 KSGX 161143
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
443 AM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN AND
DESERT FOOTHILLS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN ONSHORE FLOW...GENERATING
GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE RIDGES AND DESERT SLOPES
OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RESULTING IN CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-162100-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160818T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
443 AM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* LOCATION...HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...DESERT SLOPES...AND DESERT 
  FOOTHILL AREAS. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE
  STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

* HUMIDITY...LOWEST IN THE AFTERNOON...FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. POOR
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* OUTLOOK...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 
  WITH COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASED HUMIDITY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

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
090 
WWUS86 KSGX 161946
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1246 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN
AND DESERT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN ONSHORE FLOW...GENERATING
GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE RIDGES AND DESERT SLOPES
OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RESULTING IN CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-170400-
/O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160819T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
1246 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* LOCATION...HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...DESERT SLOPES...AND DESERT 
  FOOTHILL AREAS. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* HUMIDITY...LOWEST IN THE AFTERNOON...FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. 
  POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. 

* OUTLOOK...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
  WITH COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASED HUMIDITY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

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.

&&

$$
815 
WWUS86 KSGX 170356
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
856 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN AND
DESERT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.VERY WARM AND DRY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. THERE
WILL BE SOME INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES AND LIGHTER WINDS FRIDAY. 

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-171300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160819T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
856 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* LOCATION...HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...DESERT SLOPES...AND DESERT
  FOOTHILLS.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* HUMIDITY...LOWEST IN THE AFTERNOON...FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. 
  POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* OUTLOOK...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
  GRADUAL COOLING AND INCREASED HUMIDITY.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT
  RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

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
260 
WWUS86 KSGX 171221
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
521 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.VERY WARM AND DRY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS. THERE WILL BE SOME INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES AND LIGHTER
WINDS BY FRIDAY.

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-172100-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160819T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
521 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* LOCATION...HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...DESERT SLOPES...AND DESERT 
  FOOTHILLS. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* HUMIDITY...LOWEST IN THE AFTERNOON...AS LOW AS 3 TO 6 PERCENT.
  POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* OUTLOOK...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
  SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASED HUMIDITY.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD. 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.

&&

$$

JMB

WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
697 
WWUS86 KSGX 171954
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1254 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.VERY WARM AND DRY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS. THERE WILL BE SOME INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES WITH LIGHTER
WINDS BY FRIDAY.

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-180500-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160819T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
1254 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* LOCATION...HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...DESERT SLOPES...AND DESERT 
  FOOTHILLS. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. 

* HUMIDITY...LOWEST IN THE AFTERNOON...AS LOW AS 3 TO 6 
  PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. 

* OUTLOOK...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
  SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER...WEAKER WINDS AND INCREASED HUMIDITY.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD. 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.

&&

$$
866 
WWUS86 KSGX 180329
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
829 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.HOT AND DRY...WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THERE WILL BE SOME INCREASE IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WITH LIGHTER WINDS BY FRIDAY.

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-181200-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160819T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
829 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* LOCATION...HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...DESERT SLOPES...AND DESERT 
  FOOTHILLS. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN
  THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 3 TO 6 PERCENT. LOWEST IN THE
  AFTERNOON...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* OUTLOOK...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
  WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER...WEAKER WINDS AND INCREASED 
  HUMIDITY.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD. 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.

&&

$$

JJT
044 
WWUS86 KSGX 181205
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
505 AM PDT THU AUG 18 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.HOT AND DRY...WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE SOME INCREASE IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WITH LIGHTER WINDS BY FRIDAY...AND BETTER OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY.

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-182015-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160819T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
505 AM PDT THU AUG 18 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* LOCATION...HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...DESERT SLOPES...AND DESERT 
  FOOTHILLS. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 TO 12 PERCENT. LOWEST IN THE
  AFTERNOON...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* OUTLOOK...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 
  WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER...WEAKER WINDS AND INCREASED 
  HUMIDITY.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD. 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.

&&

$$

JMB

WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
086 
WWUS86 KSGX 181858
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1158 AM PDT THU AUG 18 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING EXTENDED THROUGH 900 PM FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS
OF THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT FOOTHILLS...

.HOT CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS
THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE VERY SLOW INCREASES IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY...AND BETTER OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL ONLY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY FRIDAY.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL THEREFORE CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY WITH THE VERY DRY VEGETATION. VERY SLIGHT
IMPROVEMENTS IN WIND AND HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-191100-
/O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160820T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
1158 AM PDT THU AUG 18 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* LOCATION...HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...DESERT SLOPES...AND DESERT 
  FOOTHILLS. 

* WIND...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EARLY EVENINGS.

* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY AND 8 TO 12 PERCENT
  FRIDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE LATE MORNINGS AND EARLY
  AFTERNOONS...WITH SOME BUT STILL POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* OUTLOOK...VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT CONTINUING DURING THE WEEKEND WITH
  SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER...WEAKER WINDS AND INCREASED HUMIDITY.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

MAXWELL
629 
WWUS86 KSGX 190306
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
806 PM PDT THU AUG 18 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING EXTENDED THROUGH 900 PM FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS
OF THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT FOOTHILLS...

.HOT CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS
THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE VERY SLOW INCREASES IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY THROUGH FRIDAY...AND BETTER OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.
HOWEVER...WINDS WILL ONLY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY FRIDAY. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL THEREFORE CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY WITH THE VERY DRY VEGETATION. VERY SLIGHT
IMPROVEMENTS IN WIND AND HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-191300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160820T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
806 PM PDT THU AUG 18 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* LOCATION...HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...DESERT SLOPES...AND DESERT 
  FOOTHILLS. 

* WIND...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EARLY EVENINGS. 

* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY AND 8 TO 12 
  PERCENT FRIDAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE LATE 
  MORNINGS AND EARLY AFTERNOONS...WITH SOME BUT STILL POOR 
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. 

* OUTLOOK...VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT CONTINUING DURING THE WEEKEND
  WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER...WEAKER WINDS AND INCREASED 
  HUMIDITY.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE 
  AVOIDED.

&&

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.

&&

$$

JJT
347 
WWUS86 KSGX 190947
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
247 AM PDT FRI AUG 19 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS AND PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.THE GRADUAL RECOVERY OF HUMIDITIES FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
THAT BEGAN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WITH CONTINUING GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY.

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-192130-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160820T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
247 AM PDT FRI AUG 19 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* LOCATION...HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...DESERT SLOPES...AND DESERT 
  FOOTHILLS. 

* WIND...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* HUMIDITIES...LOWEST AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15
  PERCENT...MAINLY ON THE LOWER DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO
  ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

* OUTLOOK...VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUING DURING THE WEEKEND
  WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER...WEAKER WINDS AND INCREASED
  HUMIDITIES.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING
  SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

&&

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.

&&

$$

17
075 
WWUS86 KSGX 192031
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
131 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS AND PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.THE GRADUAL RECOVERY OF HUMIDITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
THAT BEGAN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WITH CONTINUING GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THE REST OF TODAY.

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-200400-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160820T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
131 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* LOCATION...HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES...DESERT SLOPES...AND DESERT 
  FOOTHILLS. 

* WIND...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* HUMIDITIES...LOWEST AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15
  PERCENT...MAINLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* OUTLOOK...VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUING DURING THE WEEKEND
  WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER...SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS AND
  INCREASED HUMIDITIES.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING 
  SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

MAXWELL
830 
WWUS86 KSGX 200348
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
848 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2016

.THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM.

CAZ255-256-258-260>262-265-200500-
/O.EXP.KSGX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160820T0400Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-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-VICTOR VALLEY-APPLE VALLEY-
LUCERNE VALLEY-JOHNSON VALLEY-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
848 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE RECOVERED.
THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM.

$$

ALBRIGHT

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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.