Red Flag Warning for Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Santa Susana Mountains +5 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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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 Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. Use extreme caution with anything that can spark a wildfire. Residents near wildland interfaces should be prepared to evacuate if a wildfire breaks out. See readyforwildfire.org and wildfirerisk.org for information.
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Bulletin details
***CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES*** ...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. The previous Fire Weather Watches were upgraded to Red Flag Warnings. Some of the windiest areas may see Red Flag conditions linger into Saturday. As the winds expand Thursday Night into Friday, Red Flag conditions may form over the interior mountains of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties on Friday, where a Fire Weather Watch is now in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...The mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. * TIMING...From 6 AM Thursday to 10 PM PDT Friday. * WINDS...Northeast to east 20 to 40 mph with gusts of 50 to 70 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimums of 8 to 20 percent common. * IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for extreme fire behavior which would threaten life and property.
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Red Flag Warning issued October 13 at 2:38PM PDT until October 16 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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Red Flag Warning issued October 13 at 2:38PM PDT until October 16 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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Red Flag Warning issued October 13 at 1:49PM PDT until October 16 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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Red Flag Warning issued October 13 at 1:49PM PDT until October 16 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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Red Flag Warning issued October 13 at 1:43PM PDT until October 16 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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Red Flag Warning issued October 13 at 1:43PM 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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