Red Flag Warning

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***this is a particularly dangerous situation (pds) red flag warning for a large portion of los angeles and ventura counties!***
***powerful damaging winds expected!***
particularly dangerous situation (pds) red flag warning in effect noon today until 10 AM tuesday due to damaging santa ana winds and very low humidities for the following areas: santa clarita valley / ventura county beaches / ventura county inland coast / central ventura county valleys / malibu coast for malibu and points west / western santa monica mountains / calabasas and agoura hills / western san fernando valley for reseda and points north / eastern san fernando valley for burbank and points north / southeastern ventura county valleys / santa susana mountains / ventura county mountains / interstate 5 corridor / san gabriel mountains and highway 14 corridor / san gabriel valley along and north of highway 210 including altadena and glendora -- and red flag warning due to strong santa ana winds and low humidities for all other times 8 AM monday until 10 PM tuesday in these same areas and also for remaining portions of these zones outside of the pds-designated areas...
red flag warning in effect until 2 PM PST tuesday for strong santa ana winds and low relative humidity for eastern santa monica mountains / catalina and santa barbara islands / palos verdes hills / antelope valley foothills / san miguel and santa rose islands / santa cruz and anacapa islands...
fire weather watch remains in effect from tuesday evening through thursday evening for gusty santa ana winds and very low relative humidity for a large portion of los angeles and ventura counties...
very strong santa ana winds are developing today and peaking this afternoon into tuesday morning. humidities will drastically lower to the single digits. along with the extremely dry fuels, this will create extremely critical fire-weather conditions and rapid fire spread with any fires. thereafter, with dry conditions lasting through at least thursday, and additional rounds of enhanced offshore flow likely wednesday night through thursday. for this reason a fire weather watch is in effect tuesday night through thursday.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 957 AM PST Mon Jan 20 2025 ***this is a particularly dangerous situation (pds) red flag warning for a large portion of los angeles and ventura counties!*** ***powerful damaging winds expected!*** particularly dangerous situation (pds) red flag warning in effect noon today until 10 AM tuesday due to damaging santa ana winds and very low humidities for the following areas: santa clarita valley / ventura county beaches / ventura county inland coast / central ventura county valleys / malibu coast for malibu and points west / western santa monica mountains / calabasas and agoura hills / western san fernando valley for reseda and points north / eastern san fernando valley for burbank and points north / southeastern ventura county valleys / santa susana mountains / ventura county mountains / interstate 5 corridor / san gabriel mountains and highway 14 corridor / san gabriel valley along and north of highway 210 including altadena and glendora -- and red flag warning due to strong santa ana winds and low humidities for all other times 8 AM monday until 10 PM tuesday in these same areas and also for remaining portions of these zones outside of the pds-designated areas... red flag warning in effect until 2 PM PST tuesday for strong santa ana winds and low relative humidity for eastern santa monica mountains / catalina and santa barbara islands / palos verdes hills / antelope valley foothills / san miguel and santa rose islands / santa cruz and anacapa islands... fire weather watch remains in effect from tuesday evening through thursday evening for gusty santa ana winds and very low relative humidity for a large portion of los angeles and ventura counties... very strong santa ana winds are developing today and peaking this afternoon into tuesday morning. humidities will drastically lower to the single digits. along with the extremely dry fuels, this will create extremely critical fire-weather conditions and rapid fire spread with any fires. thereafter, with dry conditions lasting through at least thursday, and additional rounds of enhanced offshore flow likely wednesday night through thursday. for this reason a fire weather watch is in effect tuesday night through thursday. ...particularly dangerous situation (pds) red flag warning in effect noon monday until 10 AM tuesday due to damaging santa ana winds and very low humidities for the following areas: san gabriel valley along and north of highway 210 including altadena and glendora -- and red flag warning due to strong santa ana winds and low humidities for all other times 8 AM monday until 10 PM tuesday in these same areas and also for remaining portions of these zones outside of the pds-designated areas... * winds, northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph expected. locally damaging wind gusts to 65 mph along and north of highway 210 from altadena to glendora -in the pds red flag warning area. * relative humidity, minimum 5 to 10 percent. * impacts, if fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for extreme fire behavior and rapid fire 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. 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.