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Red Flag Warning issued December 30 at 9:53AM PST until January 1 at 6:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA...RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY FORPORTIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS ANDVALLEYS DUE TO GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY,WITH FIRE WEATHER WATCHES IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTOTHURSDAY......FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY INTOTHURSDAY FOR THE VENTURA/MALIBU COASTS DUE TO GUSTY NORTH TONORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY....North to northeast winds will remain dominant through Thursday.Winds will peak Tuesday into Wednesday, but look much morelocalized than earlier projections. Peak wind gusts of 30 to 45mph are expected over the favored mountains and hills. Thefavored valleys will also be breezy, with peak gusts of 20 to 30mph. Meanwhile, a very dry air mass with humidities well under 10percent will remain over most mountain elevated above 4,000 feet,with humidities lowering into the 8 to 20 percent range over thelower mountains and valleys by Wednesday. Red Flag Warningconditions remain possible, but now look to be confined to thewindiest and driest mountains. The current suite of Red FlagWarnings and Fire Weather Watches will be assessed today and willlikely be modified this afternoon.* WINDS...North to northeast winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts 35mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimums 10 to 20 percent.* IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorablefor rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior 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..

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