Watches, Warnings & Advisories



One product issued by NWS for: 2 Miles NW Ventura CA

Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
126 PM PST Fri Dec 6 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES 10 AM MONDAY UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY DUE TO MODERATE
TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...

.As surface high pressure builds into the Great Basin, Santa Ana
winds are expected to increase late Monday morning or afternoon,
then peak Monday night into Tuesday night. Offshore winds are
expected to persist some by Wednesday, but very dir will persist.
With the strong likelihoold of widespread single digit humidities
with this event, confidence is increasing for a long duration
Red Flag event. In addition, there is the potential for a high
end Red Flag event across some of the windiest areas Monday night
through Tuesday night, as localized wind gusts of 50 to 65 mph
could overlap with single digit humidities across the western
San Gabriels, Santa Susanas, and western Santa Monicas.


CAZ288-354-355-358-362-369>380-548-071830-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FW.A.0011.241209T1800Z-241212T0200Z/
Santa Clarita Valley-Ventura County Beaches-
Ventura County Inland Coast-Central Ventura County Valleys-
Malibu Coast-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-
Northern Ventura County Mountains-Interstate 5 Corridor-
Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor-
Eastern San Gabriel Mountains-
Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley-
126 PM PST Fri Dec 6 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a
Fire Weather Watch for gusty Santa Ana winds and very low
relative humidity, which is in effect from late Monday morning
through Wednesday afternoon.

* WINDS...Santa Ana winds expected to increase sharply late Monday
  morning or afternoon, then peaking Monday night through Tuesday
  night when speeds of 20 to 35 mph with gusts of 35 to 50 mph
  will likely be common, including typical wind prone coastal
  areas. Isolated gusts as high as 55 to 65 mph during peak in
  the windiest locations, such as the western San Gabriels, Santa
  Susanas, and western Santa Monicas. Offshore winds expected to
  diminish some on Wednesday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Humidities are expected to lower to around
  15 percent in many areas by Monday afternoon, with widespread
  humidities of 5 to 10 percent likely from Monday night or
  Tuesday and persisting into Wednesday, with isolated readings as
  low as 3 percent possible.

* 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 Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are likely to occur in the coming days. Residents near wildland
interfaces should prepare now on what to do if a wildfire breaks
out. See readyforwildfire.org and wildfirerisk.org for
information..

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