December 3, 2006
2330 z
The north and west hemisphere of Earth in a high resolution water vapor satellite. It shows a massive movement of heat energy off the equator to the Arctic Circle. Currently in the upper right corner of this satellite is a darker white cloud over Iceland. It is a vortex.
There are multiple vortices above that heat transfer, bringing Arctic air to the continent. There are some red flag warnings for Southern California.
RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
308 PM PST SUN DEC 3 2006
...RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
VENTURA COUNTY...THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND
THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS FOR GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
.OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY...
PRODUCING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MANY MOUNTAIN AND
VALLEY AREAS AND EVEN THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN. THE OFFSHORE
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN THE LOW TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. WITH
EXTENDED PERIODS OF SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED...THE
RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
