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Fire Weather Watch issued January 3 at 2:19PM PST until January 10 at 6:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNINGTHROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR POTENTIAL STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEASTWINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELESAND VENTURA COUNTIES....While there is still some uncertainty in next week'swind event, the most likely outcome is for strong north tonortheast winds with an extended period of Red Flag conditions.While the longer duration of strong winds is expected to befocused across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, there is a 20-30percent chance of shorter duration Red Flag conditions acrossportions of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Due tothe potential for damaging winds, there will be an increased riskfor downed trees and powerlines, as well as power outages.The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued aFire Weather Watch for potential strong north to northeast windsand low relative humidity, which is in effect from late Tuesdaymorning through Friday afternoon.* WINDS...Most Likely Outcome--Strong north to northeast windevent Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday evening with sustainedwinds of 35 to 50 mph with damaging wind gusts of 55 to 80 mph.Strongest winds likely in the mountains, foothills, and valleys.Moderate north to northeast winds will likely persist Thursdayinto Friday.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Most Likely Outcome--Humidities likelyfalling to between 20 and 30 percent in many areas Tuesdayafternoon into night, then widespread 10 percent or lessWednesday into Friday.* IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable forrapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior which would threatenlife and property. There will be the potential for downed treesand powerlines, as well as power outages.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While the most likely outcome is for astrong north to northeast wind event (60% chance), there isstill a 30% chance of a moderate event, and a 10% chance of aweak event.A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditionsare likely to occur in the coming days. Residents near wildlandinterfaces should prepare now on what to do if a wildfire breaksout. See readyforwildfire.org and wildfirerisk.org forinformation..

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