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Weather service issues its most severe fire warning for L.A. as winds pick up
The most serious red flag fire weather warning
has been issued by the National Weather Service
for swaths of Los Angeles and Ventura counties
starting before dawn Tuesday,
underlining the continuing threat in a region weary after nearly a week of firestorms.
The ominous
“particularly dangerous situation”
warning was first issued by the local National Weather Service office in October 2020,
and then in December 2020
— and then not again until 2024.
Issuing this warning “is one of the loudest ways that we can shout,”
said Rose Schoenfeld,
a National Weather Service meteorologist.
“This is a continued extreme fire weather and wind scenario,” Schoenfeld said.
Gusts could range from 45 mph to 70 mph,
and the air will be quite dry,
especially Tuesday,
with relative humidity as low as 5%.
There will be a higher risk of power outages,
rapid fire spread
and extreme fire behavior,
with fires able to travel swiftly
as embers fly at high speeds.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-13/particularly-dangerous-situation-red-flag-fire-weather-warning-issued-for-l-a-ventura-counties
The most serious red flag fire weather warning
has been issued by the National Weather Service
for swaths of Los Angeles and Ventura counties
starting before dawn Tuesday,
underlining the continuing threat in a region weary after nearly a week of firestorms.
The ominous
“particularly dangerous situation”
warning was first issued by the local National Weather Service office in October 2020,
and then in December 2020
— and then not again until 2024.
Issuing this warning “is one of the loudest ways that we can shout,”
said Rose Schoenfeld,
a National Weather Service meteorologist.
“This is a continued extreme fire weather and wind scenario,” Schoenfeld said.
Gusts could range from 45 mph to 70 mph,
and the air will be quite dry,
especially Tuesday,
with relative humidity as low as 5%.
There will be a higher risk of power outages,
rapid fire spread
and extreme fire behavior,
with fires able to travel swiftly
as embers fly at high speeds.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-13/particularly-dangerous-situation-red-flag-fire-weather-warning-issued-for-l-a-ventura-counties