PARCHED FORESTS MAY GET MOISTURE WILDFIRE DANGER IN HILLS REMAINS HIGH.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The fire danger remained severe Friday, but the weather forecast hinted for some relief this weekend after the hot, dry days that have had firefighters on edge for months. A red-flag warning remained in effect for the second day in Santa Clarita and the surrounding mountains because of the wildfire danger from gusty gust·y adj. gust·i·er, gust·i·est 1. Blowing in or marked by gusts: a gusty storm. 2. Characterized by sudden outbursts. winds and low humidity levels. Winds gusted to about 35 mph through much of the week, but were expected to die down today. And relative humidity relative humidity n. The ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air at a specific temperature to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that temperature, expressed as a percentage. levels have fallen below 15 percent. Late in the afternoon, however, high clouds began drifting in and the National Weather Service predicted a chance of rain tonight through Tuesday. Today will be partly cloudy Partly Cloudy is an industrial band based in Hollywood, California. Band members
a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. . High temperatures will hover in the 60s. More light rain is predicted for Monday and Tuesday with sunny skies expected to return Wednesday. The rain is not expected to ease the fire danger. U.S. Forest Service officials, who have seen 34,000 acres of land - mostly in the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los - burn so far this year, have closed most of the forest pending sustained rainfall. Years of drought and continued hot, dry weather, as well as forest areas damaged by insects, have made for prime wildfire conditions. |
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