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Fire Weather Watch issued January 18 at 2:43PM PST until January 23 at 10:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA...HIGH RISK FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS MONDAY THROUGH AT LEASTTUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURACOUNTIES....A strong Santa Ana Wind event is expected to develop Monday andlast through at least Tuesday. Humidities will lower drasticallyat the same time. Along with the extremely dry fuels, this willcreate a high risk for critical fire weather conditions and rapidfire spread with any new fires. With dry conditions lastingthrough Friday of next week, and additional rounds of enhancedoffshore flow likely, red flag conditions are likely to continueTuesday night through Thursday....FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGHTHURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THEEASTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS AND MOST VALLEYS OF VENTURA ANDLOS ANGELES COUNTIES...The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued aRed Flag Warning for strong northeast winds and low relativehumidity, which is in effect from 10 AM Monday to 10 PM PSTTuesday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This FireWeather Watch for wind and low relative humidity is in effect fromTuesday evening through Thursday evening. The Fire Weather Watchis no longer in effect.* WINDS...Northeast winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mphpossible, strongest Monday night and Tuesday morning. Otherwise,northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph, strongestnight and morning hours.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Daily minimums of 5 to 15 percent with verypoor overnight recoveries.* IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorablefor extreme fire behavior and rapid fire growth, which wouldthreaten life and property.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring now, or will shortly. Use extreme cautionwith anything that can spark a wildfire. Residents near wildlandinterfaces should be prepared to evacuate if a wildfire breaksout. See readyforwildfire.org and wildfirerisk.org forinformation.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.

National Weather Service

High Wind Watch issued January 18 at 12:06PM PST until January 21 at 12:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA* WHAT...Northeast to east winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65mph possible, except 30 to 45 mph with gusts of 60 to 80 mphpossible in the mountains.* WHERE...Most of Ventura County and a portion of Los Angeles County.* WHEN...From Monday evening through Tuesday morning.* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult,especially for high profile vehicles.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See Fire Weather Products (RFWLOX) fordetails on expected extreme fire weather conditions.Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

National Weather Service