Jan 14, 2009 9:03 am US/Pacific
Red Flag Warning In Effect For Mountain Areas
LOS ANGELES
-
-
A red flag warning was expected to be in effect through Friday for the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
CBS
A red flag warning was in effect Wednesday in the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
High temperatures and bone-dry conditions were expected to persist and the warning will likely be in effect through Friday evening.
Areas such as Santa Clarita, the San Fernando Valley, coastal areas, downtown Los Angeles and the Hollywood Hills were under a critical fire weather watch.
The unseasonably warm weather, which moved into the region along with the Santa Ana winds, set two records Tuesday. The high of 83 degrees at UCLA set a record for a Jan. 13, beating the 1986 high of 82, while the high of 86 in Long Beach broke the record of 84 set in 1994, according to the National Weather Service.
Wednesday's highs will be a few degrees lower than Tuesday, though still unseasonably high. The NWS forecast highs of 69 in Palmdale; 70 in Lancaster; 71 on Mount Wilson; 73 in Newhall; 80 at LAX; 82 in Avalon and Newport Beach; 83 in Long Beach; 84 in Woodland Hills; 85 in downtown L.A.; 86 in Pasadena and Burbank; 87 in Anaheim; and 89 in San Gabriel.
(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)
Stars Rock The Grammys
Click to enlarge
Stumble It!
Comments