Fire Weather Watch

Locations Affected

Santa Clarita, CA ∙ Oxnard, CA ∙ Thousand Oaks, CA ∙ Simi Valley, CA ∙ Ventura, CA ∙ Camarillo, CA ∙ Casa Conejo, CA ∙ Stevenson Ranch, CA ∙ Point Dume, CA ∙ Los Angeles Whiteman Airport, CA

Headline

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES FROM 10 PM PST TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY DUE TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...
.Strong surface high pressure will build into the Great Basin on Tuesday. Santa Ana winds will increase across much of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties on Tuesday night with winds likely peaking around daybreak Wednesday. Northeast winds will rapidly develop with gusts potentially ranging from 40 to 55 mph. Locally higher gusts to 60 mph are possible in some wind favored locations. A dry air mass will spread into the area between Tuesday night and Wednesday with humidities between 10 and 20 percent being common. While last week's event that caused the Franklin Fire is still fresh in our minds, this event is not expected to be as strong or dry. There is still plenty of shared concern by meteorologists and fire personnel across the area due to the receptive fuels that we have seen recently.

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 153 PM PST Sun Dec 15 2024 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES FROM 10 PM PST TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY DUE TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... .Strong surface high pressure will build into the Great Basin on Tuesday. Santa Ana winds will increase across much of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties on Tuesday night with winds likely peaking around daybreak Wednesday. Northeast winds will rapidly develop with gusts potentially ranging from 40 to 55 mph. Locally higher gusts to 60 mph are possible in some wind favored locations. A dry air mass will spread into the area between Tuesday night and Wednesday with humidities between 10 and 20 percent being common. While last week's event that caused the Franklin Fire is still fresh in our minds, this event is not expected to be as strong or dry. There is still plenty of shared concern by meteorologists and fire personnel across the area due to the receptive fuels that we have seen recently. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY... The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Tuesday evening through Thursday afternoon. * WINDS...Northeast winds will increase rapidly to 20 to 35 mph with gusts between 40 and 55 mph. Isolated higher gusts to 60 mph possible in wind favored locations in the western San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and western Santa Monica Mountains. Winds strongest Tuesday night into Wednesday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Humidities will dropping to between 10 and 20 percent by late Tuesday night and early Wednesday as the drier air mass spreads in. * IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior which would threaten life and property. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are likely to occur in the coming days. Residents near wildland interfaces should prepare now on what to do if a wildfire breaks out. See readyforwildfire.org and wildfirerisk.org for more information.

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