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Fire Weather Watch issued October 13 at 1:49PM PDT until October 16 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, United States of America

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***CORRECTED SYNOPSIS***

...HIGH RISK FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW FIRE STARTS
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA
ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.Moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds will quickly develop
on Thursday, peak Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon,
then weaken through the weekend. Meanwhile, dry air will settle
over the region and dry out any helpful effects of the recent
rains. The previous Fire Weather Watches were upgraded to Red Flag
Warnings. Some of the windiest areas may see Red Flag conditions
linger into Saturday. As the winds expand Thursday Night into
Friday, Red Flag conditions may form over the interior mountains
of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties on Friday, where a
Fire Weather Watch is now in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...San Luis Obispo County Mountains and Santa
Barbara County Interior Mountains.

* TIMING...From Friday morning through Friday afternoon.

* WINDS...East 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimums of 8 to 20 percent common.

* IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable
for extreme fire behavior which would threaten life and
property.

Measurements

Coordinates39.9645, -100.8105
RegionSan Luis Obispo County Mountains; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains
Location Precisioncountry
Issuing AuthorityUnited States of America — us-noaa-nws-en
Cap UrgencyFuture
Cap CertaintyPossible
Cap Expires2026-10-14T14:00:00-07:00

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Area as the agency stated it: San Luis Obispo County Mountains; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains

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