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This page is an interagency effort providing convenient access to Emergency Command Center Dispatch Area (ECCDA) Radio forecasts, specific National Weather Service Fire Weather Planning Forecasts (FWZ) and National Weather Service Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for California.
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Red Flag Warning: National Weather Service Red Flag Warnings indicate warm temperatures, very low humidities, and stronger winds that can combine to produce an increased risk of fire danger.
NOAA Satellites Monitor Raging Wildfires in California
Jan 21, 2025 · Five days before the first fire ignited, the National Weather Service (NWS) began warning of strong Santa Ana Winds and extreme fire conditions. Alerts escalated from a Fire Weather Watch to a red flag warning for Los Angeles and Ventura counties based on conditions highly conducive for wildfire growth, with forecasts of a “ life-threatening ...
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what …
12 hours ago · The Eaton Fire ignited hours after the Palisades Fire near a canyon in the sprawling national forest lands north of downtown Los Angeles. It had exploded to 14,021 acres and was 99% contained ...
California Wildfires: Scorched region gets its first significant rain ...
3 days ago · The National Weather Service has warned that rain could prompt debris flows in those areas. ... The Southern California fires have given new urgency to efforts by state and local officials to keep ...
California fires: Firefighters battle to contain L.A. wildfires as ...
Jan 17, 2025 · Dangerous fire conditions are expected to return next week, the National Weather Service warned, while concerns are rising over the risk of mudslides on charred hillsides.
L.A., Ventura counties to see ‘particularly dangerous ... - KTLA
Jan 13, 2025 · LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Southern California residents are expecting fire conditions to flare up again this week, but residents of some specific areas should remain on guard, according to the National...
Southern California braces for gusty winds and heightened wildfire …
Jan 19, 2025 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires, less than two weeks after the outbreak of deadly blazes that have killed at least 27 people and charred thousands of homes.. The National Weather Service has issued a warning of a “ particularly dangerous situation ” for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties from Monday afternoon ...
Hurricane force winds are fanning the flames of the Southern California …
Jan 9, 2025 · How are Santa Ana winds impacting Southern California wildfires? On Monday, the National Weather Service forecasted a strong Santa Ana winds event for L.A. through Friday, with the...
California wildfires: Death toll rises to 16 as Palisades Fire …
Red flag warnings alert residents to dangerous fire weather as measured by winds of at least 20 mph and relative humidity of 25% or less, according to the weather service.