Recent radio reports have announced that Governor Brown has issued a Red Flag Warning concerning the air quality. The pollutants in the air have not been washed away due to lack of rain because of the severe drought conditions.  Added to this are the smoke, ash and pollutants in the air due to the recent fires in the San Gabriel Valley and Glendora.  Reports are coming in from medical personnel that people are coming in thinking they have the flu, when actually it was particles getting trapped in the lungs causing cough and emphysema symptoms.

Gusty winds may increase the chances of dust in the air and lower air quality standards.  Air quality reports can be found in the National Weather Services website.

The National Weather Services had issued other red flag warnings include the high wind, extreme fire, and high surf advisory for the Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.

Other resources include the following:

NWA Warnings –

” FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS”

  • SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
  • SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
  • SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
  • SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
  • LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
  • VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
  • SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
  • SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
  • SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
  • LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
  • ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
  • LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
  • LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-

600 AM PST THU JAN 23 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

  • WFO LOX PLANS TO DISCONTINUE THIS PRODUCT IN 2014.
  • PLEASE DIRECT ANY COMMENTS TO ERIC BOLDT AT 805-988-6623.

DAY ONE… TODAY AND TONIGHT

PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR THROUGH MID MORNING ON THE CENTRAL COAST. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HIGH SURF WILL DEVELOP ON CENTRAL COAST BEACHES THIS EVENING…THEN ON WEST FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE TONIGHT.

GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA COUNTY…THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE
THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST TONIGHT.

GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY…THE CUYAMA VALLEY AND THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY.

THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT.

  • FIRE WEATHER WATCH………SEE WWUS86 KLOX – RFWLOX FOR DETAILS
  • WIND ADVISORY…………..SEE WWUS76 KLOX – NPWLOX FOR DETAILS
  • HIGH SURF ADVISORY………SEE WHUS46 KLOX – CFWLOX FOR DETAILS
  • HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK……SEE FZUS56 KLOX – SRFLOX FOR DETAILS

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN… FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HIGHS SURF WILL AFFECT ALL WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HEIGHT.THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON ALL BEACHES FRIDAY THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY NIGHT.

GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS…MANY VALLEY AREAS AND THE VENTURA COUNTY COAST FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

GUSTY NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHE CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS COULD BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH………SEE WWUS86 KLOX – RFWLOX FOR DETAILS

  • WIND ADVISORY…………..SEE WWUS76 KLOX – NPWLOX FOR DETAILS
  • HIGH SURF ADVISORY………SEE WHUS46 KLOX – CFWLOX FOR DETAILS
  • HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK……SEE FZUS56 KLOX – SRFLOX FOR DETAILS

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

“HIGH SURF WILL DEVELOP ON CENTRAL COAST BEACHES THIS EVENING…THEN ON WEST FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA COUNTY…THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST TONIGHT.”

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