Red Flag Warning

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A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STRONG EAST WINDS AND

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
410 PM PDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STRONG EAST WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS
OBISPO COUNTIES...THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY...
AND THE CUYAMA VALLEY FROM 3 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TONIGHT
THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...

.DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE FLOW WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES HAVE SPREAD INTO
THE ANTELOPE VALLEY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD
THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A LINGERING MARINE INFLUENCE ACROSS COASTAL
AND VALLEY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A RATHER STRONG EDDY CIRCULATION.
AS A RESULT...THE OFFSHORE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING
ACROSS THE VALLEYS RESULTING IN A SLIGHT DELAY TO THE ONSET OF THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR THESE LOCATIONS. THE OFFSHORE FLOW CONDITION IS EXPECTED
TO STRENGTHEN AND DESCEND INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY.
THE STRONGEST OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BELOW AND THROUGH THE PASSES AND
CANYONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THE PEAK OF THE EVENT IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WHERE WIND
GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ACROSS FAVORED VALLEY LOCATIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING
HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED TO THE MOUNTAINS AND INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SANTA
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...WITH STRONG EASTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING
ACROSS THESE AREAS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...VERY DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
THIS OFFSHORE EVENT WITH HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO LOWER TO THE SINGLE DIGITS
AND LOWER TEENS. WHILE THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOME
LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND
CRITICALLY DRY FUEL CONDITIONS HAS PROMPTED THE RED FLAG WARNING.

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
410 PM PDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR STRONG EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PDT
SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH SHARPLY FALLING
HUMIDITIES. THE PEAK OF THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY...
WITH EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH
PASSES AND CANYONS. AT THE SAME TIME... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
FALL TO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
SOME SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. HOWEVER...SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.

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
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
410 PM PDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR STRONG EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PDT
SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH SHARPLY LOWERING
HUMIDITIES. THE STRONGEST OFFSHORE WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY...
WITH EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND THE CARRIZO
PLAIN. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE
DIGITS ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATE SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THE SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

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SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
410 PM PDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 6
PM PDT SUNDAY.

OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
RAPIDLY LOWERING HUMIDITIES. THESE NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
PEAK LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH BELOW
PASSES AND CANYONS. AT THE SAME TIME...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL
TO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME
LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HOWEVER...SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE
ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

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VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-
410 PM PDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
PDT SUNDAY.

OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
OVERNIGHT. THESE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PEAK SATURDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS 25 TO 35 MPH
AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. AT THE SAME
TIME...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE LOWER TEENS AND
SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATE SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. HOWEVER...SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG
WARNING.

$$

CAZ246-230715-
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SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
410 PM PDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
PDT SUNDAY.

OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
OVERNIGHT. THESE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PEAK SATURDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS. AT THE
SAME TIME...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE LOWER TEENS AND
SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
HOWEVER...SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

CAZ253-254-230715-
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VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
410 PM PDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY.

OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
RAPIDLY LOWERING HUMIDITIES. THESE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PEAK LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH
SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PASSES
AND CANYONS. AT THE SAME TIME...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO
THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HOWEVER...SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE
ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

GOMBERG/DANIELSON/SULLIVAN



EDIS-09-22-06 1611 PDT