...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THANKSGIVING DAY... 


...POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER OFFSHORE WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY... 

 FNUS56  KLOX 251724
 FWFLOX
 
 FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
 930 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 ...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES TO CONTINUE THROUGH 
 THANKSGIVING DAY...
 
 ...POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER OFFSHORE WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS SUNDAY
 INTO MONDAY...
 
 .DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE WEAK
 TO MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES
 THROUGH THANKSGIVING DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS TODAY WILL AFFECT THE
 MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...
 WHERE WIND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. GUSTY
 NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...
 BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER THAN TODAY. OFFSHORE WINDS
 ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
 
 TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB WELL INTO THE 80S ACROSS MANY
 COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS TODAY AND THURDAY...WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE
 DIGIT HUMIDITIES EACH DAY. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL
 REMAIN QUITE POOR OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS...MOUNTAINS...
 AND AREAS EXPOSED TO WINDS. AFTER COORDINATION WITH LOCAL AGENCIES...
 A RED FLAG WARNING HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED DUE TO LIVE FUEL MOISTURES BEING
 ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. HOWEVER...DEAD FUEL MOISTURES ARE EXTREMELY LOW
 AND BECAUSE OF THIS THERE IS STILL A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. 
 
 A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
 ON FRIDAY BRINGING A RETURN OF ONSHORE FLOW...COOLER TEMPERATURES...
 AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES TO THE REGION. THIS COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
 HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY. AT
 THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE
 ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...BUT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAY NEED TO
 BE ADDED TO OTHER AREAS AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO THE EVENT. BEHIND THIS
 SYSTEM...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD
 OFFSHORE WIND EVENT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THIS OFFSHORE WIND EVENT IS
 EXPECTED TO BE SOMEWHAT COOLER THAN THIS CURRENT EVENT...BUT HAS THE
 POTENTIAL TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF DRY AIR INTO THE REGION. THE HUMIDITY
 AND WIND COMPONENT OF THE RED FLAG WARNING SYSTEM COULD BE MET FOR THE
 SUNDAY INTO MONDAY EVENT...HOWEVER ANY ISSUANCES OF WATCHES OR WARNINGS
 WILL REQUIRE COORDINATION WITH AGENCIES ON FUEL CONDITIONS.
 
 
 CAZ239-260000-
 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
 930 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
 
 .TODAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75...EXCEPT 76-80 FOOTHILLS. 
    24 HR TREND......UP 3. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........15-25 PERCENT...EXCEPT 10-15 PERCENT FOOTHILLS. 
    24 HR TREND......DOWN 5. 
 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 3-6 MPH. 
 MARINE LAYER........NONE. 
 LAL.................1. 
 CWR (>0.10 IN)......0 PERCENT. 
 
 .TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-55...EXCEPT 56-63 FOOTHILLS. 
 MAX HUMIDITY........50-70 PERCENT...EXCEPT 20-30 PERCENT FOOTHILLS. 
 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 3-6 MPH. 
 LAL.................1. 
 CWR (>0.10 IN)......0 PERCENT. 
 
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-74...EXCEPT 75-80 FOOTHILLS. 
 MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PERCENT NEAR THE COAST TO 10-20 PERCENT 
                     IN THE FOOTHILLS. 
 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN 
                     THE AFTERNOON. 
 LAL.................1. 
 CWR (>0.10 IN)......0 PERCENT. 
 
 

  ...COASTS/VALLEYS INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE...
 .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR...EXCEPT PATCHY LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ALONG THE 
 COAST IN THE MORNING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 
 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
 .SATURDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. 
 HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. LOCAL 
 GUSTS TO 50 MPH...STRONGEST VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES.
 .SUNDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. 
 HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. LOCAL 
 GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES.