- Red Flag Warning for Catalina Island County, California
- Red Flag Warning issued October 09 at 3:15PM PDT until October 09 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS
- Effective: Monday, October 9, 2017 at 3:15 p.m.
- Expires: Monday, October 9, 2017 at 10 p.m.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE MOUNTAINS...ALL VALLEYS EXCEPT
THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY...THE VENTURA COAST AND THE LOS ANGELES
COAST FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND CUYAMA VALLEYS AND THE SAN LUIS
OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...
.Gusty Santa Ana winds will continue through late Tuesday
morning across portions of Southwest California. These offshore
winds will bring continued drying to the region, with widespread
humidities in the single digits and teens today...and poor
humidity recoveries tonight through Tuesday morning. Onshore flow
is expected to develop Tuesday afternoon...with rising humidities
late in the day for the coast and some valleys. Very dry
conditions will continue away from the coast.
The combination of moderate Santa Ana winds, very low humidities,
warm temperatures, and very dry fuels will bring continued widespread
critical fire weather conditions to the region, especially Los
Angeles and Ventura Counties. During this time there is an
increased risk for fire ignitions and large fire growth, including
rapid fire spread and long range spotting.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND THE CUYAMA VALLEY...
* Winds...Southeast 15 to 25 mph.
* Relative Humidity...Minimum values 5 to 12 percent.
* Impacts...If fire ignition occurs, there will be the potential
for rapid spread of wildfire and extreme fire behavior that
would lead to a threat to life and property.