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RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND ADDITIONAL SANTA ANA WINDS. CAZ250-255>258-265-212215- /O.CAN.KSGX.FW.A.0005.250123T0200Z-250124T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250124T0400Z/ San Diego County Inland Valleys-San Bernardino County Mountains- Including The Mountain Top And Front Country Ranger Districts Of The San Bernardino National Forest-Riverside County Mountains- Including The San Jacinto Ranger District Of The San Bernardino National Forest-Santa Ana Mountains- Including The Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest-San Diego County Mountains- Including The Palomar And Descanso Ranger Districts of the Cleveland National Forest-San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning- 102 PM PST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THURSDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR INLAND ORANGE COUNTY, SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS, SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES MOUNTAINS, INLAND EMPIRE, SAN GORGONIO PASS, INLAND SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS AND THE SAN DIEGO MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS, SAN GORGONIO PASS AND INLAND SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS AND FOOTHILLS AND UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING... The National Weather Service in San Diego has cancelled the Fire Weather Watch.

* RED FLAG WARNING WINDS...Santa Ana winds decrease to speeds of 10 to 20 mph Tuesday evening and night with gusts 30 to 40 mph in the wind prone canyons and passes. On Wednesday, winds increasing northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 to 50 mph. Isolated gusts to 75 mph for the San Diego County and Santa Ana mountains. Strongest winds during Wednesday night.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Very poor recovery Tuesday night and Wednesday morning of 10 to 20 percent in wind prone areas. As low 4 to 10 percent on Wednesday and again on Thursday.

* IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior.

* LOCATION...San Diego County Inland Valleys, San Bernardino County Mountains-Including The Mountain Top And Front Country Ranger Districts Of The San Bernardino National Forest, Riverside County Mountains-Including The San Jacinto Ranger District Of The San Bernardino National Forest, Santa Ana Mountains-Including The Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest, San Diego County Mountains-Including The Palomar And Descanso Ranger Districts of the Cleveland National Forest and San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS ... SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST ... RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST ... SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST ... SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST ... SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING

Instructions:

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme wildfire behavior.