NearRed Flag Condions for LA County

...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS...MOUNTAINS...AND DESERTS TODAY... .DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION THIS MORNING HAS GENERATED GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOCUSED BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS IN LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THESE AREAS...WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LIKELY THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES.