HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 400 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009
Expiration: 400 AM PST THU NOV 26 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 DRY OFFSHORE FLOW WITH
LOCAL GUSTY WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN CANYONS AND PASSES.
THIS WILL MAINTAIN AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER HAZARD...MAINLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND INLAND AREAS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.
DRY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CAUSE LOCAL GUSTY WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW
MOUNTAIN CANYONS AND PASSES AT TIMES THURSDAY. THIS WILL MAINTAIN AN
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER HAZARD...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND INLAND
AREAS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.
ABOVE NORMAL SURF WILL CAUSE STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT
CONDITIONS FRIDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PATCHY DENSE FOG NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL VISIBILITY
LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
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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