Red Flag Warning issued October 16 at 2:41PM PDT until October 17

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

Moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds have peaked today then
will slowly weaken tonight through Saturday. The gusty offshore
winds combined with very warm and dry conditions will maintain
Red Flag Warnings for most of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties
through Saturday, and for interior Santa Barbara and San Luis
Obispo Counties through the remainder of this afternoon.

* AFFECTED AREA...Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational
Area, Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, Santa
Susana Mountains, Southern Ventura County Mountains, Northern
Ventura County Mountains, Interstate 5 Corridor, Western San
Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor, Eastern San Gabriel
Mountains, Western Antelope Valley Foothills and Eastern
Antelope Valley Foothills.

* TIMING...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday.

* WINDS...Northeast to east 25 to 40 mph with gusts of 50 to 65
mph today, lowering to 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph on
Saturday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimums of 10 to 25 percent common. Poor
overnight recoveries.

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