…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR ALL MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST FOR EXTREME
HEAT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS…
…WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND INLAND OF THE BEACHES FOR VERY HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS, LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS, AND POTENTIAL FOR LARGE VERTICAL PLUME
GROWTH…
.DISCUSSION…
A long duration heat wave continues to ramp up towards the Friday peak,
with minimal improvement after through Saturday or Sunday. Peak high
temperatures between 107 and 117 will become common over the valleys,
lower mountains and deserts. Inland coastal plains will see peak highs
between 93 and 103, including the Santa Barbara foothills. Overnight
lows will bring little relief to the foothills and deserts, with lows
in the 80s common and some locations not going below 90. Humidities
will lower as well, with minimum humidities generally in the 8 to 15
percent range over the valleys and mountains and poor to minimal
overnight recoveries. Sundowner winds will increase over southern Santa
Barbara County, peaking tonight and Friday night with gusts between 25
and 40 mph common over most of the Santa Ynez Range.