Red Flag Warning and Wind Advisory for Santa Barbara County
By Santa Ynez Valley Star Staff · Tue Mar 17 2020
Star Report
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the Santa Barbara County Mountains and South Coast (zones CAZ252,CAZ239) in effect from 3 p.m. today October 18, to 6 a.m. Wednesday October 19.
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 create extreme fire behavior.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST AND MOUNTAINS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.