Watches, Warnings & Advisories



2 products issued by NWS for: 4 Miles NE San Fernando CA

High Wind Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
221 AM PST Mon Dec 9 2024

CAZ369-375-379-100030-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0015.241210T0000Z-241211T2000Z/
Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area-Santa Susana
Mountains-Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor-
Including the cities of Malibu Bowl, Mill Creek, Warm Springs,
Acton, and Oat Mountain
221 AM PST Mon Dec 9 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON PST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...Santa Susana Mountains, Western San Gabriel Mountains and
  Highway 14 Corridor, and Western Santa Monica Mountains
  Recreational Area.

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to noon PST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.
  Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult,
  especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and
avoid windows. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution
if you must drive.

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Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
404 PM PST Sun Dec 8 2024

...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION (PDS) RED FLAG WARNING IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY UNTIL 2 PM TUESDAY DUE TO DAMAGING SANTA
ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SAN
GABRIEL MOUNTAINS/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY/
VENTURA COUNTY COASTS AND VALLEYS/ WESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY --
AND RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OTHER TIMES FROM 10 AM
MONDAY UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY IN THESE SAME AREAS...

...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION (PDS) RED FLAG WARNING IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY DUE TO DAMAGING
SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS-- AND RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR ALL
OTHER TIMES FROM 10 AM MONDAY UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY IN THIS SAME
AREA...

...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION (PDS) RED FLAG WARNING IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY UNTIL 2 PM TUESDAY DUE TO DAMAGING SANTA
ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
VENTURA COASTAL PLAIN (ESPECIALLY FOOTHILLS)/ MALIBU COAST -- AND
RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OTHER TIMES FROM 2 PM MONDAY
UNTIL 2 PM WEDNESDAY IN THESE SAME AREAS...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY UNTIL 6 PM
WEDNESDAY FOR VENTURA MOUNTAINS, I5 CORRIDOR, EASTERN SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY, AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY DUE TO GUSTY SANTA ANA
WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY UNTIL 10 PM
TUESDAY FOR THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS DUE TO GUSTY
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...

***THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION (PDS) FOR MANY
  AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES ***

A strong, widespread, and long duration Santa Ana event will
bring widespread critical to extremely critical fire weather
conditions to many areas of Los Angeles and Ventura counties
Monday into Wednesday. This will be a PARTICULAR DANGEROUS
SITUATION (PDS) Red Flag Warning event in many areas, with the
combination of a strong offshore pressure gradient (LAX-Daggett
peaking at -8 to -9 mb), strong cold air advection, and
moderate upper level wind support.

As surface high pressure builds into the Great Basin, Santa Ana
winds are expected to increase late Monday morning into
afternoon, then peak Monday night into Tuesday. Offshore winds
are expected to diminish some by Wednesday, but very dir will
persist. With the strong likelihood of widespread single digit
humidities with this event, there is high confidence for a long
duration Red Flag event. In addition, there is high confidence of
of PDS Red Flag Warning conditions late Monday evening through
Tuesday, as damaging wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph will likely overlap
with single digit humidities across many of the windier mountain and
foothills areas, and with gusts of 40 to 65 mph across most wind
prone coastal and valley areas of Los Angeles and Ventura
counties. With the threat of damaging wind gusts in these windier
corridors, there will be an increased risk for downed trees and
powerlines, along with power outages.

The hardest hit areas will likely be the San Gabriels, Santa
Susanas, western Santa Monicas into Malibu, Ventura county
valleys (especially Simi Valley and Moorpark), western San
Fernando Valley (especially Highway 118/210 corridors from Porter
Ranch to San Fernando), and the hills above Camarillo into east
Ventura. Due to the expected long duration of dangerous fire
weather conditions and critically dry fuels, there is the
increasing potential for any new ignitions to have very rapid
fire spread and extreme fire behavior (including long range
spotting). As a result, there is the increasing threat for fire
weather conditions to rival other historical fires in recent
times including the Mountain and Thomas Fires. Dry offshore
conditions will likely persist into Thursday.

CAZ288-358-369>372-374-379-380-091900-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0013.241209T1800Z-241212T0200Z/
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-
Southeastern Ventura County Valleys-
Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor-
Eastern San Gabriel Mountains-
404 PM PST Sun Dec 8 2024

...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION (PDS) RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT
FROM 10 PM MONDAY UNTIL 2 PM TUESDAY DUE TO DAMAGING SANTA ANA WINDS
AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY/ VENTURA COUNTY COASTS
AND VALLEYS/ WESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY -- AND RED FLAG WARNINGS IN
EFFECT FOR ALL OTHER TIMES FROM 10 AM MONDAY UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY IN
THESE SAME AREAS...

* A particularly dangerous situation exists for these areas due to
  the combination of damaging winds, single digit humidities, and
  extremely dry vegetation. Any new fire ignitions in this area will
  have dangerous fire spread with a significant threat to life and
  property.

* WINDS...Santa Ana winds expected to increase sharply late
  Monday morning into afternoon, then peak Monday night into
  Tuesday. when speeds of 25 to 40 mph with gusts of 40 to 65
  mph common across coastal and valley areas. Some of the windier
  foothills and mountains will likely see wind speeds of 30 to
  50 mph with damaging wind gusts in the 60 to 80 mph range
  during the peak of the event Monday night into Tuesday. Some
  of the highest wind areas will likely be the San Gabriels,
  Santa Susanas, western Santa Monicas into Malibu, Ventura
  county valleys (especially Simi Valley and Moorpark), and
  western San Fernando Valley (especially Highway 118/210
  corridors from Porter Ranch to San Fernando). Offshore winds
  are expected to diminish some by Wednesday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Humidities are expected to lower to around
  15 percent in many areas by Monday afternoon or early evening,
  with widespread humidities of 5 to 10 percent likely later
  Monday evening into Tuesday, and persisting into Wednesday,
  with isolated readings as low as 2 percent likely.

* IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable
  for large fires with very rapid fire spread, extreme fire
  behavior, and long range spotting, which would threaten life
  and property. There is also the risk of damaging winds
  including downed trees and power lines, as well as power
  outages.

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.

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