Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Southern California Fire weather Daily Outlook

A Pacific trough will maintain cool temperatures and high humidity over most of the region through Wednesday. This trough will also bring scattered showers to Central California tonight.
Southern California Fire Weather Outlook synopsis:

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Most locations over Central California will receive less then a quarter inch of rainfall with this trough.
Most locations over Southern California will not receive any measurable rainfall with this trough. There will be strong and gusty southwest to northwest winds over the mountains and deserts through Wednesday.
A weak ridge of high pressure will build into the region from the Pacific Ocean bringing warmer temperatures and lower humidity to the region Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific trough will move through California bringing cooler temperatures and higher humidity to the region Friday night and Saturday. This trough will also bring scattered showers to the entire region Friday night through Saturday morning.
Most locations will receive less then a quarter inch of rainfall with this trough. The snow level will be around 7,000 feet over the Sierra. There will be strong southwest to northwest winds over the mountains and deserts Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon.
A strong ridge of high pressure will build into California from the Pacific Ocean bringing much warmer temperatures and very low humidity to the region Sunday through the middle of next week. There will be strong and gusty north to east winds over the mountains and below the canyons and passes of Southern California Saturday night through Monday

Three to Seven day outlook: Thursday through Monday

Coast and Coastal Valleys...
Strong and gusty northeast winds along with very low humidity below the canyons and passes of Southern California Sunday and Monday.

Inland Valleys and Surrounding Foothills...
Strong and gusty northeast winds along with very low humidity below the canyons and passes of Southern California Sunday and Monday.

Mountains (Excluding the Sierra Range)...
Strong and gusty northeast winds along with very low humidity over the mountains of Southern California Sunday and Monday.

Sierras...
No significant fire weather expected.

Deserts...
No significant fire weather expected

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Southern California Fire weather Daily Outlook

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