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Monitor near-real time Red Flag weather conditions in LA area

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Observations from weather stations in the Los Angeles area
Observations from weather stations in the Los Angeles area that “flirt with” or meet Red Flag criteria. (Click to enlarge.)

The National Weather service has developed an excellent site for monitoring the near-real time weather conditions in the Los Angeles area, and how those observations from weather stations “flirt with” or meet the criteria for Red Flag conditions. It is a very useful site, refreshing automatically every five minutes. It includes the following parameters: RH, wind speed, gusts, duration for meeting the Red Flag criteria, fuel moisture, temperature, and elevation.

When you visit the site, hovering your mouse pointer over a station brings up the last 12 observations at that station.

Other areas in the country should develop similar sites. If you are aware of more, let us know in the comments below.

Red Flag Warning, September 25, 2014

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wildfire Red Flag Warning, September 25, 2015

Red Flag Warnings have been issued for areas in California and Wyoming.

The map was current as of 10:45 a.m. MDT on Thursday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data visit this NWS site.

Red Flag Warnings, September 24, 2014

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wildfire Red Flag Warnings, September 24, 2014

Red Flag Warnings have been issued for areas in Oregon, California, and Montana.

The map was current as of 9:45 a.m. MDT on Wednesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data visit this NWS site.

Red Flag Warnings, September 23, 2014

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wildfire Red Flag Warnings

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches have been issued for areas in Oregon, California, and Montana.

The map was current as of 12:15 p.m. MDT on Tuesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data visit this NWS site.

Red Flag Warnings, September 14, 2014

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Red Flag Warning, September 14, 2014

Red Flag Warnings have been issued for areas in Washington, Oregon, California, and Wyoming.

The map was current as of 10:45 a.m. MDT on Sunday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data visit this NWS site.

Red Flag Warnings for September 3, 2014

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wildfire Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warnings and fire weather watches have been issued for areas in Oregon, California, and Wyoming for Wednesday, September 3.

The map was current as of 8:30 a.m. MDT on Wednesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data visit this NWS site.

It is always interesting to see how red flag criteria and forecasters’ interpretations of the data change at state lines. While the NWS map above shows no elevated fire danger in Nebraska, the following map provided by the Nebraska Forest Service for the same date has a different outlook.