812
WWUS86 KLOX 172051
RFWLOX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
151 PM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN INFFECT FOR FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MOST VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES...

.Moderate Santa Ana winds will develop Friday morning and continue
through Saturday. Gusts between 30 and 45 mph will be common over
much of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, with isolated gusts to
around 50 mph. Winds will be strongest in the valleys and
mountains and from Friday afternoon through Friday Night. Relative
humidity will drop into the 5 to 15 percent range each day, with
very poor overnight recoveries Friday Night. Such an environment
will support rapid fire growth and erratic fire behavior.

CAZ354>357-362-377-172200-
/O.CAN.KLOX.FW.A.0008.241018T1500Z-241020T0300Z/
Ventura County Beaches-Ventura County Inland Coast-Lake Casitas-
Ojai Valley-Malibu Coast-Northern Ventura County Mountains-
151 PM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR COASTAL AREAS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES, AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN VENTURA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has cancelled
the Fire Weather Watch.

Gusty offshore winds and low humidity will bring elevated to near
crtical conditions for the coasts and northern Ventura Mountains,
but unlikely for the needed 6 or more hours each day. This is
still a dangerous fire weather situation, but not extreme enough
for a Red Flag Warning. The other areas have been upgraded to a
Red Flag Warning.

$$

CAZ288-358-369>376-378>380-181700-
/O.UPG.KLOX.FW.A.0008.241018T1500Z-241020T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.FW.W.0009.241018T1600Z-241020T0100Z/
Santa Clarita Valley-Central Ventura County Valleys-
Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area-
Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area-
Calabasas and Agoura Hills-Western San Fernando Valley-
Eastern San Fernando Valley-Southeastern Ventura County Valleys-
Santa Susana Mountains-Southern Ventura County Mountains-
Interstate 5 Corridor-
Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor-
Eastern San Gabriel Mountains-
151 PM PDT Thu Oct 17 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
MOST MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a
Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from 9 AM Friday to 6 PM PDT Saturday. The previous Fire
Weather Watch was upgraded.

* WINDS...Northeast 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Isolated
  gusts of 45 to 55 mph possible in the mountains and hills.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimums of 5 to 15 percent. Very poor
  overnight recoveries of 10 to 25 percent in the mountains and
  windier valleys.

* IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable
  for rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior which would
  threaten life and property.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

Kittell