...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES FOR
MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

.A SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS
TO MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THERE IS STILL SOME
UNCERTAINTY IN THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS, BUT PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN
45 AND 65 MPH IS THE MOST LIKELY OUTCOME. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL
LIKELY LOWER WELL BELOW 10 PERCENT, WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
BETWEEN 87 AND 97. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH AN
ENVIRONMENT RIPE FOR LARGE AND FAST FIRE GROWTH, AND A RED FLAG
WARNING IS IN EFFECT AS A RESULT.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PDT
FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE HILLS AND
CANYONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COAST AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE PREVIOUS FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THIS WARNING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE
CANYONS AND HILLS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 2 TO 9 PERCENT. VERY POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.

* TEMPERATURE...AS HIGH AS 92 TO 97 DEGREES. WARMEST ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS, CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE
FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID GROWTH WHICH WOULD THREATEN
LIFE AND PROPERTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH
POTENTIAL FIRE IGNITION SOURCES.

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