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Red Flag Warning 26, NWS San Diego, CA

October 21, 20084 counties in California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this red flag warning at Oct 21, 2008, 8:48 AM PDT for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Oct 22, 2008, 2:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 8 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 21, 2008, 8:48 AM PDT (15:48 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 22, 2008, 2:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 29, 2008, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
8 days
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Orange County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 124 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2008-10-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2008-10-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1917 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS86 KSGX 211548
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
848 AM PDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH
FRIDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA...

.LOCALLY GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT
THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE
GREAT BASIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE LOCALIZED IN THE WIND
PRONE AREAS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO
PERSIST THROUGH AND BELOW FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES THROUGHOUT
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INTO THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
DROP QUICKLY TONIGHT AND REMAIN LOW THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AS
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES CLIMB SHARPLY. EXTENDED PERIODS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW TEN PERCENT WILL BE LIKELY OVER ALL VALLEYS AND
MOUNTAINS BEGINNING BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CAZ248-255-257-220500-
/O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0026.081022T0900Z-081025T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-
848 AM PDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PDT
FRIDAY. 

LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH AND
BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT LOCALLY GUSTY
WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. PERIODS OF WIDESPREAD
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 10 PERCENT ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AND PERSIST
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH POOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

CAZ250-256-258-220500-
/O.NEW.KSGX.FW.W.0026.081022T1800Z-081025T0600Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
848 AM PDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PDT
FRIDAY.

LOCALLY GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 30 MPH ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND
PASSES. WIDESPREAD DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW TEN
PERCENT...WITH ONLY MINOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY EXPECTED. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

JAD
19 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 211622 AAA
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
922 AM PDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH
FRIDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA...

.LOCALLY GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT
THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE
GREAT BASIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE LOCALIZED IN THE WIND
PRONE AREAS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH AND BELOW FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES
THROUGHOUT SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INTO THURSDAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL DROP QUICKLY TONIGHT AND REMAIN LOW THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY AS DAYTIME TEMPERATURES CLIMB SHARPLY. EXTENDED PERIODS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW TEN PERCENT WILL BE LIKELY OVER ALL
VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS BEGINNING BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CAZ248-255-257-220500-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.081022T0900Z-081025T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-
922 AM PDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM
PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. 

LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH
AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT LOCALLY
GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. PERIODS OF WIDESPREAD
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 10 PERCENT ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AND
PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WITH POOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

CAZ250-256-258-220500-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.081022T1800Z-081025T0600Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
922 AM PDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
TEN PERCENT.

LOCALLY GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 30 MPH ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND
PASSES. WIDESPREAD DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW TEN
PERCENT...WITH ONLY MINOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY EXPECTED.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

JAD
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 220411
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
911 PM PDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
VALLEYS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...

.LOCALLY GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT
THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE
GREAT BASIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE LOCALIZED IN THE WIND
PRONE AREAS WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY DEVELOP
AND PERSIST THROUGH AND BELOW FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES
THROUGHOUT SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INTO THURSDAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL DROP QUICKLY TONIGHT AND REMAIN LOW THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY AS DAYTIME TEMPERATURES CLIMB SHARPLY. EXTENDED PERIODS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW TEN PERCENT WILL BE LIKELY OVER ALL
VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CAZ248-255-257-221030-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.081022T0900Z-081025T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-
911 PM PDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM
PDT FRIDAY. 

LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH
AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT LOCALLY
GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. PERIODS OF WIDESPREAD
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 10 PERCENT ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AND
PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WITH POOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

CAZ250-256-258-221030-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.081022T1800Z-081025T0600Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
911 PM PDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

LOCALLY GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND
PASSES. WIDESPREAD DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW TEN
PERCENT...WITH ONLY MINOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY EXPECTED.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

MM
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 220832
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
132 AM PDT WED OCT 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS
OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...

.LOCALLY GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS
MORNING THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER
THE GREAT BASIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCALIZED IN THE WIND
PRONE AREAS WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR TODAY...BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AND BELOW
FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES INTO THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
REMAIN LOW THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AS DAYTIME TEMPERATURES CLIMB
SHARPLY. EXTENDED PERIODS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW TEN PERCENT
ARE EXPECTED OVER ALL VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.

CAZ248-255-257-222000-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.081022T0900Z-081025T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-
132 AM PDT WED OCT 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS TODAY. WINDS
WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON...BUT LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. PERIODS OF WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 10 PERCENT WILL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY WITH POOR
NIGHTTIME RECOVERY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

CAZ250-256-258-222000-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.081022T1800Z-081025T0600Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
132 AM PDT WED OCT 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

LOCALLY GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH TODAY AND THURSDAY THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES.
WIDESPREAD DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW TEN
PERCENT...WITH ONLY MINOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY EXPECTED.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

MACKECHNIE
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 221950
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1250 PM PDT WED OCT 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS
OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...

.LOCALLY GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SAN
BERNARDINO...SAN DIEGO AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE LOCALIZED IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH
AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AND BELOW FAVORED CANYONS AND
PASSES INTO THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH AT
LEAST FRIDAY AS DAYTIME TEMPERATURES CLIMB SHARPLY. EXTENDED
PERIODS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW TEN PERCENT ARE EXPECTED OVER
ALL VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.

CAZ248-255-257-230900-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081025T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-
1250 PM PDT WED OCT 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED BELOW
PASSES AND CANYONS TODAY. WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT...BUT
LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. PERIODS OF
WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 10 PERCENT WILL ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH POOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

CAZ250-256-258-230900-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081025T0600Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
1250 PM PDT WED OCT 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

LOCALLY GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH AND LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES TODAY AND
THURSDAY THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES. WIDESPREAD DAYTIME
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW TEN PERCENT...WITH ONLY MINOR
NIGHTTIME RECOVERY ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

PG
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 230930
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
230 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2008

CAZ248-255-257-232230-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081025T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-
230 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

LOCAL GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
ARE EXPECTED BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS TODAY. PERIODS OF 
WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 10 PERCENT WILL ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH POOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

CAZ250-256-258-232230-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081025T0600Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
230 AM PDT THU OCT 23 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

LOCALLY GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH AT TIMES TODAY THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES.
WIDESPREAD DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW TEN
PERCENT...WITH ONLY MINOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERY ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
FRIDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

MACKECHNIE
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 232114
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
214 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2008

CAZ248-255-257-241300-
/O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081026T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-
214 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY.

THE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT...MOSTLY CONFINED
TO THE WIND PRONE MOUNTAIN PASSES. THE WINDS WILL NOT BE ALL THAT
STRONG...RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH
THROUGH THE PASSES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

THE BIGGEST FIRE WEATHER HAZARD WILL COME FROM THE LONG DURATION
LOW HUMIDITIES THAT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SATURDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL
REMAIN VERY DRY WITH SINGLE DIGIT AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE
VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN
EXTENDED TO 11 PM SATURDAY NIGHT.

$$

CAZ250-256-258-241300-
/O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081026T0600Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
214 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

THE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT...MOSTLY CONFINED
TO THE WIND PRONE MOUNTAIN PASSES. THE WINDS WILL NOT BE ALL THAT
STRONG...RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH
THROUGH THE PASSES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

THE BIGGEST FIRE WEATHER HAZARD WILL COME FROM THE LONG DURATION
LOW HUMIDITIES THAT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SATURDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL
REMAIN VERY DRY WITH SINGLE DIGIT AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE
VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN
EXTENDED TO 11 PM SATURDAY NIGHT.

$$

MOEDE
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 240946
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
246 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING VERY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COMBINED WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW AND A VERY
DRY ATMOSPHERE...THERE WILL BE SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

CAZ248-250-255>258-242230-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081026T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
246 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY 
FOR 10 OR MORE HOURS EACH DAY OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 
PERCENT...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER CALIFORNIA WILL BRING VERY WARM DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE LOCAL OFFSHORE
WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH GUSTS MOSTLY LESS THAN 25
MPH IN THE MORE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS. 

THE WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE
WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT
EACH DAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

HUMIDITIES MAY INCREASE SLIGHTLY NEAR THE COAST ON SUNDAY...BUT
NOT MUCH CHANGE IS EXPECTED FARTHER INLAND. THE RED FLAG WARNING
MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

MARTIN
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 242027
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
127 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY...

.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING VERY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COMBINED WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW AND A VERY
DRY ATMOSPHERE...THERE WILL BE SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY.

CAZ248-250-255>258-251130-
/O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081027T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
127 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
CONTINUED VERY LOW HUMIDITY.

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER CALIFORNIA WILL BRING VERY WARM DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE LOCAL OFFSHORE
WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH GUSTS MOSTLY LESS THAN
25 MPH IN THE MORE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES
AND CANYONS.

THE WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE
WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT
EACH DAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

HUMIDITIES MAY INCREASE SLIGHTLY NEAR THE COAST ON MONDAY...BUT
NOT MUCH CHANGE IS EXPECTED FARTHER INLAND. THE RED FLAG WARNING
MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH MONDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
ECC
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 251123
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
423 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...

.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING VERY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COMBINED WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW AND A VERY
DRY ATMOSPHERE...THERE WILL BE SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY.

CAZ248-250-255>258-252230-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081027T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
423 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY 
FOR 10 OR MORE HOURS EACH DAY OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 
PERCENT...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER CALIFORNIA WILL BRING VERY WARM DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE LOCAL OFFSHORE
WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH GUSTS MOSTLY LESS THAN
25 MPH IN THE MORE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES
AND CANYONS.

THE WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE
WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT
EACH DAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

HUMIDITIES MAY INCREASE SLIGHTLY NEAR THE COAST ON SUNDAY...BUT 
NOT MUCH CHANGE IS EXPECTED FARTHER INLAND. THE RED FLAG WARNING
MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH MONDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

MARTIN
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 252046
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
146 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...

.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING VERY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COMBINED WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW AND A VERY
DRY ATMOSPHERE...THERE WILL BE SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY.

CAZ248-250-255>258-260930-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081027T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
146 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER CALIFORNIA WILL BRING VERY WARM DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE LOCAL OFFSHORE
WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH GUSTS LESS THAN 25 MPH IN
THE MORE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.

THE WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE
WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT
EACH DAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

HUMIDITIES MAY INCREASE SLIGHTLY NEAR THE COAST ON SUNDAY...BUT
NOT MUCH CHANGE IS EXPECTED FARTHER INLAND. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

MM
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 260939
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
239 AM PDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THROUGH
MONDAY FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...

.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING VERY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
THROUGH MONDAY. COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE...THERE WILL
BE SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT EACH DAY
WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

CAZ248-250-255>258-262245-
/O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081028T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
239 AM PDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR 
10 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT EACH DAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY. 

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER CALIFORNIA WILL BRING VERY WARM DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. THE WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT EACH DAY FROM LATE MORNING
THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

HUMIDITIES MAY INCREASE SLIGHTLY NEAR THE COAST...BUT NOT MUCH
CHANGE IS EXPECTED FARTHER INLAND.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

MARTIN
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 261948
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1248 PM PDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THROUGH
MONDAY FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...

.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING VERY WARM DAYTIME WEATHER THROUGH
MONDAY. COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE...THERE WILL BE
SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT EACH DAY
WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

CAZ248-250-255>258-271100-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081028T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
1248 PM PDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY. 

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER CALIFORNIA WILL BRING VERY WARM DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. THE WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT EACH DAY FROM LATE MORNING
THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. THE LOWEST
HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE FAR INLAND VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.

HUMIDITIES MAY INCREASE SLIGHTLY NEAR THE COAST...BUT NOT MUCH
CHANGE IS EXPECTED FARTHER INLAND.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE OCCURRING NOW. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

MM
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 271003
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
303 AM PDT MON OCT 27 2008

CAZ248-250-255>258-280300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081028T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
303 AM PDT MON OCT 27 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...FOR LOW HUMIDITY.

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...FOR LOW HUMIDITY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER CALIFORNIA
WILL BRING VERY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TODAY. THE WARM DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE WILL BRING
SEVERAL HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT FROM LATE
MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN
THE FAR INLAND VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS. HUMIDITIES MAY INCREASE
SLIGHTLY NEAR THE COAST...BUT NOT MUCH CHANGE IS EXPECTED FARTHER
INLAND.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE OCCURRING NOW. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

MACKECHNIE
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 271652
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
952 AM PDT MON OCT 27 2008

CAZ248-250-255>258-281000-
/O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081029T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
952 AM PDT MON OCT 27 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY
FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...
 
A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 8 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
INLAND VALLEYS...FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN VERY
DRY WITH SINGLE DIGITS AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THESE AREA.
HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS.

HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS UNTIL
THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE WESTERN STATES BREAKS DOWN. THAT IS
FORECAST TO OCCUR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER
THE EASTERN PACIFIC BRINGS STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW AND A
SUBSTANTIALLY DEEPER MARINE LAYER.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE OCCURRING NOW. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

MOEDE
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 280943
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
243 AM PDT TUE OCT 28 2008

CAZ248-250-255>258-290300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081029T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
243 AM PDT TUE OCT 28 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS UNTIL
THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE WESTERN STATES BREAKS DOWN. THAT IS
FORECAST TO OCCUR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC BRINGS STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW AND A
SUBSTANTIALLY DEEPER MARINE LAYER.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE OCCURRING NOW. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 281544
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
844 AM PDT TUE OCT 28 2008

CAZ248-250-255>258-290445-
/O.EXT.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081030T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
844 AM PDT TUE OCT 28 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY 
   FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

HUMIDIY VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS UNTIL AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES 
CLOSER TO THE COAST AND THE MARINE LAYER DEEPENS. THE TROUGH
SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPEN THE MARINE LAYER ON THURSDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE OCCURRING NOW. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

SMALL
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 290430
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
930 PM PDT TUE OCT 28 2008

CAZ248-250-255>258-291300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081030T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
930 PM PDT TUE OCT 28 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
   FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS UNTIL AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
CLOSER TO THE COAST AND THE MARINE LAYER DEEPENS. THE TROUGH
SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPEN THE MARINE LAYER ON THURSDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE OCCURRING NOW. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 291014
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
314 AM PDT WED OCT 29 2008

CAZ248-250-255>258-300300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081030T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
314 AM PDT WED OCT 29 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS UNTIL AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
CLOSER TO THE COAST AND THE MARINE LAYER DEEPENS. THE TROUGH
SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPEN THE MARINE LAYER ON THURSDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE OCCURRING NOW. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

MACKECHNIE
000 
WWUS86 KSGX 300253
RFWSGX

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
753 PM PDT WED OCT 29 2008


CAZ248-250-255>258-300400-
/O.EXP.KSGX.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-081030T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
753 PM PDT WED OCT 29 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN ABOVE CRITERIA THIS EVENING. A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING MORE MOISTURE AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES INTO
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

$$

MOEDE

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Oct 21, 3:20 AM PDT, 5 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 3:20 AM PDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
320 AM PDT TUE OCT 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE AND OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY...
BRINGING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BLOW
WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...

OFFSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE TODAY...CAUSING WARMER TEMPS...AND LOCAL
NORTH BREEZES BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND FREMONT CANYON.

STRONGER OFFSHORE WIND WILL DEVELOP WED MORNING AS A STRONG 1040 MB
SURFACE HIGH OVER IDAHO DEVELOPS. THIS WILL CAUSE 15 MB OFFSHORE
PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND PRODUCE TOP WIND GUSTS OF 55 MPH AT THE
WINDIEST LOCATIONS. WINDS WILL DECREASE THU. THE HUMIDITY WILL GO
WAY DOWN WEDNESDAY AND IT WILL CONTINUE DRY THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL CLIMB INTO THE 90S NOT FAR FROM THE COAST ON BOTH DAYS. THIS
WILL CAUSE ELEVATED FIRE POTENTIAL. A RED FLAG WARNING MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR WED AND THU.

THE UPPER RIDGE STAYS IN PLACE FOR THE WEEKEND...BUT OFFSHORE
GRADIENTS AND HEIGHTS DECREASE FOR SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS.

FURTHER COOLING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK AS AN
UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

&&

.AVIATION...
210800Z...MARINE LAYER ABOUT 1300 FT. FLOW GOING OFFSHORE AND THE
SAME WITH THE STRATUS. EXPECT LOCAL TO AREAS OF FOG/STRATUS MAINLY
NEAR THE COAST IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WITH SOME LOCAL FOG ON THE COAST
IN ORANGE COUNTY...OTHERWISE CLEAR. EXPECT PENETRATION TO BE ABOUT
3-5SM INLAND THIS MORNING. BASES AROUND 1K FT MSL. AREAS VSBY 3-5SM
WITH LOCAL BELOW 3SM MAINLY ON THE MESAS. FOG/STRATUS WILL CLEAR
15-16Z. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE
OFFSHORE FLOW KICKS IN GEAR. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS TO ORANGE COUNTY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH AREAS OF MODERATE TO STRONG TURBULENCE.

&&

.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

PUBLIC/FIRE WEATHER...MACKECHNIE
AVIATION/MARINE...WHITLOW
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 21, 4:00 AM PDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
400 AM PDT TUE OCT 21 2008

CAZ042-043-048-050-055-056-057-058-060-061-062-212300-
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
400 AM PDT TUE OCT 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR
ALL OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

* FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND WEAK
  TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CAUSE DRY...HOT...LOCALLY
  BREEZY CONDITIONS...WHICH WILL ELEVATE WILDFIRE POTENTIAL
  IN THE FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA...
HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

MACKECHNIE

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.