Full Notification

National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement for the Los Angeles County Mountains and the San Garbiel Valley. The weather statement is currently in effect until Friday 10/26/21 and was issued on 10/23/12 at 5:11PM.

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Gusty northerly winds and elevated fire danger across portions of southwest California Wednesday night into Thursday.

Increasing northerly winds are expected to develop across southwest California Wednesday night into Thursday morning. With the focus of strongest winds across Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties. In particular, wind gusts in the 40 to 50 mph range can be expected across the interstate 5 corridor in the Los Angeles county mountains as well as the Santa Ynez range.

The combination of these gusty northerly winds and lowering humidities could bring a brief period of critical fire weather conditions across these portions of Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties. In fact... Humidities could briefly fall into single digits across portions of Los Angeles County during this initial onset of northerly winds.
As surface high pressure builds into the great basin...

The stage will be set for potentially bringing the strongest and most widespread Santa Ana wind event so far this season. High wind watches have already been posted for the Los Angeles and Ventura county mountains... Where damaging wind gusts to 60 mph will be possible.

As we draw closer to the event... Wind advisories will likely be posted for much of the coastal and valley areas of Los Angeles and Ventura counties... Where gusts between 40 and 50 mph are anticipated. The gusty northeast winds combined with warm temperatures... Very low humidities... And critically dry fuels will bring the potential for critical fire weather conditions to much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties...

A fire weather watch has been posted from Thursday night through Friday evening.

Residents of southwest California should stay tuned for the latest national weather service forecasts and statements as this developing weather situation unfolds.



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