(Originally published at 9:29 a.m. PST, December 28, 2013; updated at 10 a.m. PST December 29, 2013)
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for elevated wildfire danger in some areas of California Saturday night through Sunday. The areas affected include the greater Bay area, the southern Sierras, and in southern California the counties of Los Angeles and Ventura. Santa Ana winds are expected to gust in the 50 to 60 mph range across the mountains with occasional gusts to 70 mph. In the coastal and valley areas 40 to 55 mph winds are expected. Humidities will likely lower into the teens and single digits on Sunday. The winds will diminish Sunday night but the warm and dry conditions will persist into Monday.
AT 9:53 PST on Sunday morning the weather station at Chilao north of Los Angeles recorded 8 percent relative humidity, sustained winds of 42 mph, and wind gusts to 67 mph.
SANDBERG (KSDB)
29 Dec 5:48 am PST 18 ENE 24 G 32
WARM SPRINGS (WMSC1)
29 Dec 5:53 am PST 18 NE 24 G 41
WHITAKER PEAK (WTPC1)
29 Dec 5:57 am PST 15 NNW 14 G 38
ACTON (ATNC1)
29 Dec 5:54 am PST 13 ENE 18 G 33
MILL CREEK (ANF) (MLCC1)
29 Dec 5:53 am PST 17 NNE 25 G 50
CAMP 9 (CNIC1)
29 Dec 5:55 am PST 16 N 34 G 55
CHILAO (CHOC1)
29 Dec 5:53 am PST 11 NE 36 G 52
CLEAR CREEK (CEKC1)
29 Dec 5:54 am PST 10 WSW 10 G 31
TANBARK (TANC1)
29 Dec 6:01 am PST 12 N 3 G 11
BIG PINES (BPNC1)
29 Dec 5:54 am PST 31 ENE 1 G 6
GRASS MOUNTAIN (GMTC1)
29 Dec 5:59 am PST 24 NNW 13 G 19
This appears to be wind speeds recorded at weather stations in southern California Sunday morning. Mill Creek, Camp 9, and Chilao win, with gusts exceeding 50 mph.