Red Flag Warning 3, NWS San Diego, CA

078 
WWUS86 KSGX 131206
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
406 AM PST SAT NOV 13 2010

...DRY OFFSHORE FLOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING A ROUND OF 
MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS FOR 
ORANGE COUNTY AND THE INLAND EMPIRE THIS MORNING WITH WEAKER 
OFFSHORE WINDS FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY. INLAND AREAS WILL REMAIN QUITE 
DRY WITH LOWEST HUMIDITIES TODAY AROUND 10 PERCENT.

CAZ242-248-257-131315-
/O.CAN.KSGX.FW.W.0003.101113T1400Z-101114T0200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-
406 AM PST SAT NOV 13 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 

CONTINUED VERY DRY TODAY WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AROUND
10 PERCENT. STRONGEST OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID
MORNING WITH 6 HOURS OR LESS OF NORTHEAST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
SUBSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON. FUEL CONDITIONS REMAIN MARGINAL FOR
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO

MARTIN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
230 PM PST FRI NOV 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...PERIODS OF OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
WITH LOCAL GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN CANYONS
AND PASSES AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH WARMER DAYS INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING COOLER DAYS WITH AREAS OF COASTAL
LOW CLOUDS AND FOG IN THE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS DURING THE SECOND HALF
OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING SAN DIEGO...
ORANGE...SOUTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO AND WEST RIVERSIDE COUNTIES.

.SHORT TERM (REMAINDER OF TODAY-MONDAY)...SKIES WERE CLEAR TODAY.
EARLY AFTERNOON AIRCRAFT SOUNDINGS SHOWED NE TO N WINDS BELOW
15000 FT AND NW WINDS ABOVE. WEAKENING OFFSHORE GRADIENTS WITH
ABOUT -6 MB SAN-TPH.

SUPPORT FOR OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THERE WILL STILL BE LOCAL GUSTS ABOUT 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH
AND BELOW MOUNTAIN CANYONS AND PASSES. THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL
INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF A SHORT WAVE THROUGH THAT
WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE INTERIOR WITH WEAK UPPER AND THERMAL SUPPORT FOR OFFSHORE
WINDS. WINDS SHOULD BE ADVISORY STRENGTH BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND
THROUGH AND BELOW THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAIN CANYONS. STRONGEST WINDS
GUSTS WILL BE NEAR 50 MPH. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN FROM N TO NW
WITH PERIODS OF WEAKER OFFSHORE FLOW SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

CLEAR SKIES WITH MILD TO WARM DAYS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY W OF THE MOUNTAINS. COOL AT NIGHT IN AREAS
PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS.

&&

.LONG TERM (TUESDAY-FRIDAY)...DRY NW FLOW ALOFT AND WEAK OFFSHORE
FLOW TUESDAY. A LITTLE COOLER DAY TUESDAY. MORE DAYTIME COOLING WITH
A RETURN OF ONSHORE FLOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE WILL ALSO
BE A RETURN OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG W OF THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE
NIGHTS AND MORNINGS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED FOR SATURDAY. MODERATE STRENGTH SANTA ANA
WINDS FORECAST AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER GREAT BASIN FOLLOWING
SECOND TROUGH/COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND FUEL
MOISTURE WILL START OUT MUCH LOWER THAN TODAY AND PROVIDE LITTLE TO
NO BUFFER AGAINST RAPID FIRE GROWTH. MORE THAN 6 HOUR DURATIONS OF
LOW RH AND WIND GUSTS +35 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
CAZ242-248-257...ALL OF ORANGE COUNTY...INLAND EMPIRE...AND SANTA
ANA MTNS/TRABUCO RD OF CNF. OTHER ZONES NOT FORECAST TO HAVE
DURATIONS NOR LOW ENOUGH FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS TO CONTRIBUTE TO
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. AS FOR THE MONDAY/TUESDAY EVENT...MODELS
INDICATE IT WILL BE THE WEAKEST IN TERMS OF WINDS DUE TO PLACEMENT
OF UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE HIGHS.

&&

.AVIATION...
122025Z...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND UNRESTRICTED VIS THROUGH SATURDAY.
LOCAL GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND
CANYONS. WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE INTO THE EVENING.

&&

.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

WIND ADVISORY 4 AM TO 6 PM SATURDAY FOR ORANGE COUNTY...THE INLAND
EMPIRE...AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. SEE LAXNPWSGX.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR ORANGE COUNTY...THE INLAND
EMPIRE...AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. SEE LAXRFWSGX.

&&

PUBLIC...ATKIN
FIRE WEATHER...BALFOUR
AVIATION...TS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
930 AM PST FRI NOV 12 2010

CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-130000-
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-
930 AM PST FRI NOV 12 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

LOCAL GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PERIODS OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY. WIND ADVISORY FOR
THE INLAND EMPIRE...SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND ORANGE COUNTY SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT
NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

WHITLOW/ATKIN