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Friday, December 7, 2012

Fire Weather Warning: Santa Ana Event

A MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA IS STILL ON TRACK FOR SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...THOUGH THERE REMAIN SOME UNCERTAINTY TO THE STRENGTH AND
TIMING. CURRENT FORECAST REFLECTS MORE OF THE UPPER RANGE OF
POSSIBLE WINDS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH AND
PEAK GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 65 MPH. WHILE THIS WILL NOT BE A VERY HOT
SANTA ANA...HUMIDITIES WILL STILL LOWER INTO THE TEENS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THE COAST AND VALLEYS...THEN EXPAND INTO THE
MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE
ALSO EXPECTED. FAIRLY WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT...AND RED FLAG CRITERIA MAY BE MET OVER
MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. BREEZY OFFSHORE WINDS
MAY CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY...BUT THEN PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY
EXISTS WEDNESDAY ONWARD AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES DOWN
THE WEST COAST.