Red Flag Warning 3, NWS San Diego, CA

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WWUS86 KSGX 121038
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
338 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND FOR AREAS
NEAR AND BELOW THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS IN ORANGE...SOUTHWESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO...AND WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES FOR LOCALLY STRONG
GUSTY WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITIES...

.UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING LOCALLY GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH LOWER INLAND HUMIDITIES PERSISTING THROUGH THIS 
AFTERNOON.

CAZ242-248-255>257-261-122200-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0003.140312T1300Z-140313T0100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
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-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-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
338 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH
  EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 55
  MPH...MAINLY IN THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA
  MOUNTAINS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 10 PERCENT WITH POOR 
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD FROM AFTER
  SUNRISE THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

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768 
WWUS86 KSGX 122035
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
135 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE COACHELLA
VALLEY AND FOR AREAS NEAR AND BELOW THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS IN
ORANGE...SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO...AND WESTERN RIVERSIDE
COUNTIES FOR LOCALLY STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITIES...

.UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING LOCALLY GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOWER HUMIDITIES.

CAZ242-248-255>257-261-130100-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
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-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-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
135 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH...MAINLY IN THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF
  THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWEST DAYTIME AROUND 10 PERCENT WITH POOR 
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

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WWUS86 KSGX 130055
RFWSGX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
555 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014


CAZ242-248-255>257-261-130200-
/O.EXP.KSGX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
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-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-COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE PALM SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT-
552 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WHILE LOCALLY BREEZY AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES BELOW THE BANNING AND
CAJON PASSES...WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER
OCCURRING. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM
THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS
EVENING WITH HUMIDITY INCREASING OVERNIGHT.
 
$$

SS

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
930 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ALONG THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES THIS MORNING
COULD LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON. CONTINUED DRY BUT NOT AS WARM
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH OFFSHORE FLOW STRENGTHENING LATER TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN WEAKENING ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
WARMER FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH DAYTIME HIGH
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

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

PATCHY LOW CLOUDS AND FOG OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST THIS MORNING COULD LINGER INTO THIS EVENING AS A
WEAK EDDY PERSISTS. SFC PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE OFFSHORE TO THE NORTH
AND ONSHORE TO THE EAST WITH -8.5 MB SAN-TPH AND +2.1 MB SAN-IPL.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST WILL DEEPEN
AND EXTEND WESTWARD INTO CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH A
CLOSED UPPER LOW FORMING OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA BY WED MORNING. AT THE
SAME TIME...A SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT
BASIN...ESTABLISHING STRONG OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AT THE SFC.
THE COLDER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH OVER THE INTERIOR WILL ALSO
PRODUCE STRONG THERMAL GRADIENTS. THE RESULT WILL BE VERY DRY
CONDITIONS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NE WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF SOCAL FOR
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL BE MINIMAL AT
BEST SO THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN AND BELOW CANYONS AND
PASSES...FROM CAJON PASS TO ORANGE COUNTY...BELOW SAN GORGONIO
PASS...AND IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY NORTH OF I-10. THE WINDS WILL
PEAK ON WED MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS 45-55 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65
MPH AT TIMES IN FAVORED LOCATIONS SUCH AS FREMONT CANYON. WINDS WILL
WEAKEN WED NIGHT THROUGH THU. DUE TO THE COLD AIRMASS FILTERING INTO
SOCAL FROM THE GREAT BASIN...DAYTIME TEMPS WEST OF THE MTNS WILL BE
MOSTLY IN THE 60S AND 70S. AS THE TROUGH MOVES EAST THU
NIGHT/FRI...SFC PRESSURE GRADIENTS TURN ONSHORE TO THE EAST ACROSS
SAN DIEGO COUNTY...POSSIBLY BRINGING A RETURN OF COASTAL LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG THU NIGHT AND FRI NIGHT.

FOR SAT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
IN FROM THE WEST AND SFC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
BRING DRY AND VERY WARM WEATHER WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW AT TIMES.
DAYTIME TEMPS WILL INCREASE ON SAT...REACHING THE MID 80S ON SAT AT
SOME INLAND LOCATIONS...AND NEAR 90 DEGREES ON SUN IN MUCH OF THE
INLAND VALLEYS. TEMPERATURES LOWER BY A FEW DEGREES FOR MON AND TUE
AS THE UPPER RIDGE WEAKENS IN RESPONSE TO THE PASSAGE OF SHORTWAVE
TROUGHS TO THE NORTH.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY BECAUSE OF
EXPECTED STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY. IN
ADDITION...MANY REPORTS INDICATE THAT FUELS HAVE NOT SUFFICIENTLY
RESPONDED TO THE RECENT RAINS TO REDUCE THE WILDFIRE THREAT.

THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...BUT HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO
FALL BELOW THE 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
WINDS WILL PEAK WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN GRADUALLY
DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL
OCCUR THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. CONTINUED DRY AND BREEZY ON THURSDAY BUT
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE CRITICAL DUE TO LIGHTER WINDS AND
SOME HUMIDITY RECOVERY.

&&

.AVIATION...
111530Z...COAST...PATCHY STRATUS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
SAN DIEGO COASTLINE...AFFECTING KSAN. BASES 300-700 FT MSL AND TOPS
A FEW HUNDRED FEET HIGHER. VIS MAY DROP TO BELOW 3 SM AROUND THE
AREA FOR A SHORT DURATION...OTHERWISE P6SM. A COASTAL EDDY WILL HELP
KEEP THESE CLOUDS NEAR THE COASTLINE THROUGH THE MORNING. BKN/OVC
STRATUS...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER BASE AND TOPS...WILL BE POSSIBLE
BETWEEN 12/0300Z-1200Z TONIGHT. THE CLOUDS ARE LIKELY TO FORM ALONG
THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTLINE TO AROUND 5-7 SM INLAND. THIS WILL
MAINLY AFFECT KSAN...KNRS...KMYF...AND KCRQ.

VALLEYS/MTNS/DESERTS...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
MORNING TO AROUND 40 KT BY 11/1800Z IN FAVORED PASSES. NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT POSSIBLE
THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG THE COASTAL MTN SLOPES. ROTORS AND LLWS
WILL BE POSSIBLE AT AERODROMES NEAR COASTAL FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS.
OTHERWISE...VFR CONDS AND P6SM THROUGH WED MORNING.

&&

.MARINE...
ELEVATED SURF...WITH ISOLATED SETS 5 TO 6 FEET...WILL CONTINUE THIS
WEEK ALONG WESTERLY FACING BEACHES AS MODERATE NW SWELLS ARRIVE.
STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEK.

GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS
WEDNESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED NE WIND GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL BE
POSSIBLE...AND COULD MAKE BOATING HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

.SKYWARN...
SKYWARN ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED. HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY-INCLUDING THE PALM
     SPRINGS SOUTH COAST DESERT DISTRICT...ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL
     AREAS...RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE SAN
     JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL
     FOREST...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.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     THE COACHELLA VALLEY...ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...
     RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
     MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE
     INLAND EMPIRE...SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.

PZ...NONE.

&&

PUBLIC/FIRE WEATHER...PG
AVIATION/MARINE...JT