Elevated North America

NWS / NOAA weather: Red Flag Warning issued October 16 at 2:41PM PDT until October 16 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

...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...

Moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds have peaked today then
will slowly weaken tonight through Saturday. The gusty offshore
winds combined with very warm and dry conditions will maintain
Red Flag Warnings for most of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties
through Saturday, and for interior Santa Barbara and San Luis
Obispo Counties through the remainder of this afternoon.

* AFFECTED AREA...Cuyama Valley, Santa Lucia Mountains, San Luis
Obispo County Mountains and Santa Barbara County Interior
Mountains.

* TIMING...Until 6 PM PDT this evening.

* WINDS...East 15 to 25 mph with gusts 30 to 40 mph.

* 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.

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
2615th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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