Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Los Angeles, CA
Areas Affected: Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast; Central Ventura County Valleys; Malibu Coast; Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Western San Fernando Valley; Eastern San Fernando Valley; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys; Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 2:38pm PDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 2:38pm PDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 3:00pm PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 6:00am PDT
Event Ends: Friday 10:00pm PDT
Issued by: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST VALLEYS AND COASTS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... ***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...Most valleys and coasts of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. * TIMING...From 6 AM Thursday to 10 PM PDT Friday. * WINDS...Northeast to east 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.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f3181b0e8a5a2c3b042e0aa663aaaa8d1a5d37a4.002.1 Codes: CAZ088, CAZ354, CAZ355, CAZ358, CAZ362, CAZ371, CAZ372, CAZ373, CAZ374, CAZ548 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f3181b0e8a5a2c3b042e0aa663aaaa8d1a5d37a4.002.1