Red Flag Warning: Cuyama Valley; San Luis Obispo County Mountains; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-10-14 15:37ingested 2026-10-15 02:53

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Red Flag Warning — Cuyama Valley; San Luis Obispo County Mountains; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. ...HIGH RISK FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW FIRE STARTS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 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 slowly weaken through the weekend. Meanwhile, dry air will settle over the region and dry out any effects of the recent rains. Red Flag Warnings are in effect for most of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties Thursday through Saturday, and for interior Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties for Friday. * AFFECTED AREA...Cuyama Valley, San Luis Obispo County Mountains and Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains. * TIMING...From 3 AM to 6 PM PDT Friday. * WINDS...East 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimums of 8 to 15 percent common. * IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for extreme fire behavior which would threaten life and property.

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