HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 400 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
Expiration: 400 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR WILL CAUSE LOCAL GUSTY DRY OFFSHORE
WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN CANYONS AND PASSES. THIS WILL
MAINTAIN AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER HAZARD...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND INLAND VALLEYS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CAUSE LOCAL GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN CANYONS AND PASSES AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THIS WILL MAINTAIN AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER HAZARD THROUGH
THURSDAY...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS NEAR THE
FOOTHILLS.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL STRONG GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT
REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA...HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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