Fire Weather Watch for Sundowner Winds

Source: National Weather Service

Santa Barbara County South Coast-Santa Barbara County Mountains- 241 PM PDT Tue Oct 10 2017

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST…

* Winds…Northwest to north 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Strongest through the Santa Ynez Range and the adjacent foothills.

* Relative Humidity…Minimum values 5 to 15 percent.

* Impacts…If fire ignition occurs, there will be the potential for rapid spread of wildfire and extreme fire behavior that would lead to a threat to life and property.