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Red Flag Warning
ActiveLake Casitas; Ojai Valley
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
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Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Expected
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Likely
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...HIGH RISK FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW FIRE STARTS THROUGH SATURDAY, DUE TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
.Updates include adding the following areas to the previous Red Flag Warnings - Ojai, Casitas, and the Santa Lucia Mountains. Moderate to strong Santa Ana winds will peak around Friday then slowly weaken through the weekend. Meanwhile, dry air will persist and dry out any effects of the recent rains. Red Flag Warnings are in effect for most of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties Thursday through Saturday, and for interior Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties for Friday.
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 8 PM PDT Saturday.
* AFFECTED AREA...Lake Casitas and Ojai Valley.
* TIMING...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday.
* WINDS...East 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 mph, strongest Friday.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimums of 8 to 15 percent common.
* IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for extreme fire behavior which would threaten life and property.
Instructions
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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