Saturday, September 29, 2012

A Special Weather Statement is in effect for the Los Angeles,California area

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
in effect until Saturday,September 29, 4:00PM,PDT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
...HOT AND DRY OFFSHORE CONDITIONS WITH ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD ACROSS CALIFORNIA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH OFFSHORE FLOW NEAR THE SURFACE WILL BRING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. LIGHT OFFSHORE BREEZES WILL FIRST IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY...WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR TO BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES ACROSS MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS. EVEN INLAND PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN WILL CLIMB WELL INTO THE 90S ON SUNDAY.
ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THE OFFSHORE FLOW STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY...WITH OFFSHORE BREEZES BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY APPROACH OR EXCEED RECORD LEVELS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WHEN VALLEY AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 107 DEGREES. MOST COASTAL AREAS WILL CLIMB WELL INTO THE 90S WITH INLAND PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES...EXPECTED TO EXCEED 100 DEGREES. THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING ACROSS COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPACTED BY THE UNUSUALLY HOT TEMPERATURES.
FIRE DANGER WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY...PEAKING ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WHEN RECORD BREAKING TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT AND WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY FUELS. THE MOST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...WHERE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THESE AREAS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR OFFSHORE WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH.
PEOPLE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS OR THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING SHOULD PRACTICE HEAT SAFETY TIPS. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT LIGHT-COLORED LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS. AVOID STRENUOUS ACTIVITY DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY...TYPICALLY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN...PETS OR THE ELDERLY IN A VEHICLE...EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN AS TEMPERATURES CAN CLIMB TO LIFE-THREATENING LEVELS WITHIN MINUTES. GOMBERG

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