One product issued by NWS for: Pomona CA
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 938 AM PST Sun Dec 8 2024 ***INCREASING RISK FOR HIGH END RED FLAG WARNING EVENT WITH DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS, VERY LOW HUMIDITY, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS*** ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS 10 AM MONDAY UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY DUE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR VENTURA COUNTY COAST AND MALIBU 2 PM MONDAY UNTIL 2 PM WEDNESDAY DUE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS 10 PM MONDAY UNTIL 10 PM TUESDAY DUE TO GUSTY SOUTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... .DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER EVENT BECOMING MORE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY!!! 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, confidence is increasing for a long duration Red Flag event. In addition, there is the increasing potential for a high end Red Flag event across some of the windiest areas Monday night through Tuesday, as damaging wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph could overlap with single digit humidities across many of the wind prone 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. During the peak of this event (Monday night into Tuesday), there will likely be strong offshore pressure gradients, strong cold air advection from the interior, and moderate upper level wind support. 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. CAZ373-376>378-548-090045- /O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0013.241209T1800Z-241212T0200Z/ Eastern San Fernando Valley-Southern Ventura County Mountains- Northern Ventura County Mountains-Interstate 5 Corridor- Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley- 938 AM PST Sun Dec 8 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS, INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR, EASTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY... * WINDS...Santa Ana winds expected to increase sharply late Monday morning or afternoon, then peak Monday night into Tuesday, when speeds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 35 to 55 mph will likely be common. Offshore winds are expected to diminish some on Wednesday, with gusts mostly in the 20 to 35 mph range. * 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 from late 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 very rapid fire spread, extreme fire behavior, and long range spotting, which would threaten life and property. There is also the risk of locally damaging winds including trees and power lines. 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. && $$