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Red Flag Warning issued December 30 at 1:47PM PST until January 1 at 6:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CACORRECTED START TIME FROM 2PM to NOON TUESDAY...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGHWEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE SANTA SUSANAS, SANTAMONICAS, WESTERN SAN GABRIELS....North to northeast winds will remain dominant through Thursday.Winds will peak Tuesday into Wednesday, but look much morelocalized than earlier projections with peak gusts of 30 to45 mph focused over just the favored mountains and hills.Meanwhile, a very dry air mass with humidities well under10 percent will settle over most mountain areas by Tuesday orWednesday. Red Flag Warnings are now in effect for just thewindiest and driest locations. All other areas that were underRed Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches have been cancelled.Despite these changes, elevated fire weather conditions remain.Considering traditional New Years activities, people need beextremely careful with anything that can spark a fire.* WINDS...North to northeast winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 45mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimums 10 to 20 percent except 5 to 10percent over the higher San Gabriel mountains.* 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.

National Weather Service