Fire Weather Watch issued December 15 at 1:53PM PST until December 19 at 3:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF VENTURA COUNTY AND
WESTERN LOS ANGELES FROM 10 PM PST TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH UNTIL 3
PM PST THURSDAY DUE TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS
AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES…

.Strong surface high pressure will build into the Great Basin on
Tuesday. Santa Ana winds will increase across much of Los Angeles
and Ventura Counties on Tuesday night with winds likely peaking
around daybreak Wednesday. Northeast winds will rapidly develop
with gusts potentially ranging from 40 to 55 mph. Locally higher
gusts to 60 mph are possible in some wind favored locations.
A dry air mass will spread into the area between Tuesday night and
Wednesday with humidities between 10 and 20 percent being common.
While last week’s event that caused the Franklin Fire is still
fresh in our minds, this event is not expected to be as strong or
dry. There is still plenty of shared concern by meteorologists
and fire personnel across the area due to the receptive fuels that
we have seen recently.

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a
Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is
in effect from Tuesday evening through Thursday afternoon.

* WINDS…Northeast winds will increase rapidly to 20 to 35 mph
with gusts between 40 and 55 mph. Isolated higher gusts to 60
mph possible in wind favored locations in the western San
Gabriel, Santa Susana, and western Santa Monica Mountains. Winds
strongest Tuesday night into Wednesday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Humidities will dropping to between 10 and
20 percent by late Tuesday night and early Wednesday as the
drier air mass spreads in.

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