Red Flag Warning

Headline

a particularly dangerous situation is expected for inland orange county, the santa ana mountains, inland empire, and san bernardino mountain foothills from 7 AM to 1 PM wednesday. a period of widespread, strong winds accompanied by very dry air and critically dry fuels will result in dangerous fire weather conditions. any new fire ignition in these areas will likely have very dangerous wildfire spread and behavior with great difficulty in containment that could impact life and property...
a red flag warning is in effect for this afternoon through thursday due to strong santa ana winds and low relative humidity for the san bernardino county mountains, the inland empire, santa ana mountains, and inland orange county...
a red flag warning is in effect for late this afternoon through wednesday due to strong santa ana winds and low relative humidity for coastal orange county...
a red flag warning is in effect for wednesday morning through thursday due to strong santa ana winds and low relative humidity for san diego and riverside county mountains, san diego valleys, and the san gorgonio pass...

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 345 AM PST Tue Jan 7 2025 a particularly dangerous situation is expected for inland orange county, the santa ana mountains, inland empire, and san bernardino mountain foothills from 7 AM to 1 PM wednesday. a period of widespread, strong winds accompanied by very dry air and critically dry fuels will result in dangerous fire weather conditions. any new fire ignition in these areas will likely have very dangerous wildfire spread and behavior with great difficulty in containment that could impact life and property... a red flag warning is in effect for this afternoon through thursday due to strong santa ana winds and low relative humidity for the san bernardino county mountains, the inland empire, santa ana mountains, and inland orange county... a red flag warning is in effect for late this afternoon through wednesday due to strong santa ana winds and low relative humidity for coastal orange county... a red flag warning is in effect for wednesday morning through thursday due to strong santa ana winds and low relative humidity for san diego and riverside county mountains, san diego valleys, and the san gorgonio pass... ...red flag warning remains in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 6 PM PST wednesday for strong gusty winds and low relative humidity... * winds, northeast 30 to 40 mph with gusts 55 to 65 mph. strongest winds will occur late tonight into wednesday morning. * relative humidity, 12 to 15 percent. * impacts, any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. outdoor burning is not recommended. winds could damage outdoor property and will make for difficult driving conditions. * location, orange county coastal areas. 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.