Red Flag Warning is still in effect until 6am Thursday. Use caution with outdoor activities.
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RED FLAG WARNING
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Sent: 2012-05-23T09:58:42-07:00
Original Sender: [email protected]
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
... RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...
* TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN IMPROVE BY AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY AS THE WINDS WEAKEN.
* WINDS...AFTER A BRIEF LULL...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL REFORM BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AND FURTHER INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THIS EVENING...BEFORE WEAKENING BY AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...INCLUDING THE MONTECITO FOOTHILLS WHERE AN ISOLATED GUST AROUND 70 MPH IS POSSIBLE.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 12 AND 20 PERCENT IN THE HILLS AND WINDIER CANYONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN SLOWLY RECOVER THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 80 AND 90 DEGREES OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA...WITH WARM TEMPERATURES EXTENDING THROUGH THE EVENING.
* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA... THERE COULD BE A RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE THAT WOULD LEAD TO A THREAT OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&
OEM
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CAUTIONARY ACTIONS
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* RESIDENTS LIVING IN SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY OR THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN RANGES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WHERE FLAMES OR SPARKS COULD IGNITE A FIRE AT ALL TIMES, BUT ESPECIALLY DURING THIS RED FLAG EVENT.
* BUSINESSES OPERATING IN THE IMPACTED AREAS THAT OPERATE HEAVY EQUIPMENT OR TOOLS THAT COULD CAUSE SPARKS SHOULD CONSIDER RESCHEDULING THOSE ACTIVITIES UNTIL AFTER THE RED FLAG EVENT.
* GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT CONDUCT ACTIVITIES IN THE IMPACTED AREAS SUCH AS BRUSH CLEARING OR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SHOULD CONSIDER RESCHEDULING THOSE ACTIVITIES UNTIL AFTER THE RED FLAG EVENT.
* OEM IS ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN IDENTIFYING HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES, AND SUSPENDING THOSE ACTIVITIES UNTIL AFTER THE RED FLAG EVENT IS OVER.
Address/Location
ReadySBC Alerts
, CA
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-681-5526