Red Flag Warning issued January 13 at 2:19PM PST until January 15 at 6:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
…PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION (PDS) RED FLAG WARNING IN
EFFECT 4 AM TUESDAY UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY DUE TO DAMAGING
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS: WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS/ I5 CORRIDOR/ SOUTHERN
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS/ SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS/ VENTURA VALLEYS
(MAINLY NEAR SIMI VALLEY/MOORPARK/ SANTA PAULA/SOUTH MOUNTAIN)/
WESTERN SANTA MONICAS/ WESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY (MAINLY
HIGHWAYS 118/210 CORRIDORS FROM PORTER RANCH TO SAN FERNANDO)/
CALABASAS/ AGOURA HILLS/ VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN–THIS WILL
BE A TIME PERIOD OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WITH EXTREMELY CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS…
…RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES…
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON PST WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES AS WELL
AS SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS EASTERN RANGE, LAKE CASITAS, AND OJAI
VALLEY…
***THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION (PDS) FOR PORTIONS
OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES!***
.A long duration Red Flag Warning remains in effect across much
of Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Wednesday, expanding
into the mountains of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties
by tonight. THERE WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGING WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN
55 AND 70 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA FROM
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING, LEADING TO THE
PDS RED FLAG WARNING UPGRADE. AREAS IN THE RED FLAG WARNING
(ESPECIALLY DURING THE PDS TIME FRAME) WILL HAVE A HIGH RISK FOR
LARGE FIRES WITH VERY RAPID FIRE SPREAD, EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR,
AND LONG RANGE SPOTTING. WHILE DANGEROUS PDS RED FLAG FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS EVENT EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING, THIS WIND EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED
TO BE AS STRONG AND DESTRUCTIVE AS LAST WEEK’S WINDSTORM. Due to
the more easterly component of the wind, much of Ventura County
will likely have stronger winds than the offshore wind events
this past week.
.A long duration Red Flag Warning remains in effect across much
of Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Wednesday, expanding
into the mountains of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties,
as well as Ojai/Lake Casitas by tonight. THERE WILL LIKELY BE
DAMAGING WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING, LEADING TO THE PDS RED FLAG WARNING UPGRADE.
AREAS IN THE RED FLAG WARNING (ESPECIALLY DURING THE PDS TIME
FRAME) WILL HAVE A HIGH RISK FOR LARGE FIRES WITH VERY RAPID FIRE
SPREAD, EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR, AND LONG RANGE SPOTTING. WHILE
DANGEROUS PDS RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH
THIS EVENT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING, THIS WIND
EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AND DESTRUCTIVE AS LAST
WEEK’S WINDSTORM. Due to the more easterly component of the wind,
much of Ventura County will likely have stronger winds than the
offshore wind events this past week.
* WINDS…Periods of northeast to east winds 25 to 35 mph with
gusts to 55 mph today, increasing to 25 to 40 mph with
damaging gusts 60 to 70 mph Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Daytime humidities of 10 to 20 percent
common today, falling to 8 to 15 percent Tuesday into Wednesday.
Minimal humidity recovery expected at night.
* IMPACTS…If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable
for very rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior,
including long range spotting, 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.
