Fire Weather Watch for Santa Clarita Valley; Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast +7 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Calabasas and Agoura Hills, Central Ventura County Valleys, Eastern San Fernando Valley, Eastern San Gabriel Mountains, Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, Interstate 5 Corridor, Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley, Malibu Coast and 10 more
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- Severe
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- Possible
What is happening
Impacts: If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for extreme fire behavior which would threaten life and property.
What the bulletin says to do
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are likely to occur in the coming days. Residents near wildland interfaces should prepare now on what to do if a wildfire breaks out. See readyforwildfire.org and wildfirerisk.org for information..
Full official description
Bulletin details
...HIGH RISK FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW FIRE STARTS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .Moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds will quickly develop on Thursday, peak Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon, then weaken through the weekend. Meanwhile, dry air will settle over the region and dry out any helpful effects of the recent rains. Fire weather watches are now in effect, which will likely be upgraded to Red Flag Warnings by Wednesday. Some areas may see Red Flag conditions linger into Saturday. Interior Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties may also see Red Flag conditions on Friday, and a Fire Weather Watch is being considered. The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Thursday morning through Friday evening. * WINDS...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Isolated gusts of 50 to 60 mph possible in the hills. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimums of 5 to 15 percent common. * IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for extreme fire behavior which would threaten life and property.
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- Alert
Fire Weather Watch issued October 13 at 9:37AM PDT until October 16 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Official revision - Alert
Fire Weather Watch issued October 13 at 9:37AM PDT until October 16 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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