Fire Weather: Gusty Canyon Winds for Antelope Valley

FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS WILL
DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 14 CORRIDOR AND
ANTELOPE VALLEY...WHERE WIND GUSTS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF
LAKE PALMDALE. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 6 AND
15 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
ANTELOPE VALLEY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN BEGIN TO RISE ABOVE
15 PERCENT AFTER 6 PM. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE POOR DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. THE
COMBINATION OF GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE
VALLEY EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE INTERSTATE 14 CORRIDOR AND ANTELOPE VALLEY.