Værmelding for Ojai Valley Center for the Arts

Red Flag Warning issued January 14 at 10:18AM PST until January 15 at 12:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION (PDS) RED FLAG WARNING INEFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY DUE TO A MODERATE RISK OF LOCALLYDAMAGING NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THEFOLLOWING AREAS: WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS / I5 CORRIDOR /SOUTHERN VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS /VENTURA VALLEYS (MAINLY NEAR SIMI VALLEY/MOORPARK/SANTAPAULA/SOUTH MOUNTAIN) / WESTERN SANTA MONICAS / WESTERN SANFERNANDO VALLEY (MAINLY HIGHWAYS 118/210 CORRIDORS FROM PORTERRANCH TO SAN FERNANDO) / CALABASAS / AGOURA HILLS/ VENTURA COUNTYCOASTAL PLAIN......RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES ANDVENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST TOEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES......RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST WEDNESDAYFOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTABARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES AS WELL AS SANTA YNEZMOUNTAINS EASTERN RANGE, LAKE CASITAS, AND OJAI VALLEY...***THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION (PDS) FOR PORTIONSOF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES!***.A long duration Red Flag Warning remains in effect across muchof Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Wednesday. There is amoderate risk for locally damaging winds over the windiest areas.Considering the extremely dry state of the fuels, recent firebehavior, and the strength of the winds, this is a particularlydangerous situation. There is a high risk for large fires, rapidfire spread, and long range spotting.* WINDS...Periods of east winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Daytime humidities of 10 to 20 percentcommon with minimal improvement at night.* IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorablefor very rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior,including long range spotting, which would threaten life andproperty.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring now, or will shortly. Use extreme cautionwith anything that can spark a wildfire. Residents near wildlandinterfaces should be prepared to evacuate if a wildfire breaksout. See readyforwildfire.org and wildfirerisk.org forinformation.

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