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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY
MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED
A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY.
AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH
WILL PERSIST AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.
HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT OVERNIGHT THEN FALL INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. LITTLE RECOVERY IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING NOW. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN
THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
sent at: Tuesday, January 13 2009 6:13:39 PM
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