Wildfire in California, June 24 to 25, 2002

EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
200 PM PDT MON JUN 24 2002

.SYNOPSIS...ONLY MINOR DAY TO DAY DIFFERENCES ARE EXPECTED FOR
MUCH OF THE WEEK AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES WITH A WEAK UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE CALIFORNIA
COAST. LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL SPREAD INLAND TO THE LOWER COASTAL
VALLEYS EACH NIGHT WITH HOT AFTERNOONS INLAND.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COASTAL EDDY CONTINUES OFFSHORE BUT THE STRATUS
CLEARED FROM MUCH OF THE COAST BY LATE MORNING. EXPECT THE STRATUS
TO MOVE BACK ONTO THE COAST AFTER SUNSET AND INLAND OVERNIGHT.

MODELS CONTINUE TO KEEP A RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHWEST WITH THE HIGH
CENTER NEAR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. A FAIRLY DEEP LOW CONTINUES OVER THE
GULF OF ALASKA WITH MINOR S/WV TROUGHS SWINGING INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST DURING THE PERIOD. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REMAINS UNDER A DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE PERIOD AS A RESULT. THE 12Z AVN IS
SIMILAR TO THE 00Z MRF WITH A WEAK CUTOFF LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST BY THE WEEKEND WHICH SHOULD HELP MAINTAIN
AN EDDY ALONG THE COAST TO CONTINUE THE NIGHT AND MORNING LOW
CLOUDS. OTHERWISE EXPECT FAIR WEATHER TO CONTINUE WITH VERY LITTLE
DAY TO DAY CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE INTO THE WEEKEND.

.SAN...NONE.

HORTON