Dense Fog in California, August 26, 2001

EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
800 PM PDT SAT AUG 25 2001

                             ...SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK...THOUGH SOME
WEAKENING WILL OCCUR STARTING WEDNESDAY. A SHALLOW MARINE LAYER WILL
BRING NIGHT AND MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG TO COASTAL SECTIONS...
WITH SOME BEACHES SEEING A FEW LINGERING LOW CLOUDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...LIMITED MOISTURE ALOFT WILL KEEP THE SKIES
CLEAR.

                            ...DISCUSSION...
STRATUS REMAINS ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING EXTENDING NORTHWARD
ALONG THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTLINE AS WELL. WIND REPORTS ALONG THE
COAST SUGGEST A WEAK EDDY CONTINUES OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. LINE
MARKING THE BACK EDGE OF THE STRATUS MOVED EASTWARD DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BUT APPEARS TO HAVE STOPPED THE
EASTWARD PROGRESSION NEAR SANTA CATALINA AND SAN CLEMETE ISLANDS.
BASED ON THE 00Z NKX SOUNDING...THE TOP OF THE MARINE LAYER IS
AROUND 1400 FEET.

00Z ETA AND NGM CONTINUE WITH THE STRONG RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST
WITH THE HIGH CENTER OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SUNDAY...THEN
THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTS SLIGHTLY OFFSHORE MONDAY. RIDGE POSITION
SHOULD KEEP THE CWFA HIGH AND DRY THROUGH MONDAY. THE MARINE LAYER
SHOULD REMAIN AROUND 1000 FEET DEEP HELPING TO KEEP THE LOW CLOUDS
ALONG THE AREA BEACHES DURING THE DAYTIME. INLAND AREAS...
HOWEVER...SHOULD REMAIN VERY WARM TO HOT.

WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE CURRENT FORECAST BUT THE MID SHIFT
MAY WANT TO INCREASE THE TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL PLAINS TO TWEAK UP THE TEMPERATURES FOR THE FAR INLAND
AREAS. TEMPERATURES OVER THE FAR INLAND AREAS OF ORANGE
COUNTY...SUCH AS YORBA LINDA...CAN APPROACH TEMPERATURES OVER THE
WESTERN INLAND EMPIRE AREA.

.SAN...NONE.

HORTON