1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 2, 2:30 AM PST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 330 AM PDT SAT SEP 2 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE HOT DAYS INLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LIMITED MOISTURE IN SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS SUNDAY. MOISTURE FROM HURRICANE JOHN WILL BRING A CHANCE OF MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SHALLOW MARINE LAYER WILL CAUSE AREAS OF COASTAL LOW CLOUDS AND FOG IN THE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS. && .DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE... SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES EARLY THIS MORNINGS EXCEPT FOR AN AREA OF STRATUS NEAR THE COAST. ACARS SOUNDINGS INDICATED AN INVERSION BELOW 1000 FT. WEAK OFFSHORE GRADIENTS FROM THE N BUT ONSHORE TO THE E WITH ABOUT 5 MB SAN-IPL. SUBSIDENCE FROM HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP THE MARINE LAYER SHALLOW. THE WEAK SYNOPTIC SCALE OFFSHORE GRADIENTS WILL KEEP STATUS PATCHY THIS MORNING. STRATUS SHOULD BECOME A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD AS THIS OFFSHORE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN SUN AND MON. HOWEVER...IT WILL STILL REMAIN CONFINED TO NEAR THE COAST AND INCREASING MID TO HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD DISRUPT THE STRATUS FIELD BY MON. THERE WILL ONLY BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER THE SRN MOUNTAINS DUE TO MOISTURE FROM A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IN NW MEX. THE MID LEVEL MOISTURE GRADUALLY INCREASES SUN FOR A LITTLE BETTER CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. SLIGHTLY COOLER SUN THEN MORE COOLING MON DUE TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER. THE BIG FORECAST PROBLEMS WILL BE THE MOISTURE FROM WHAT WILL BECOME DISSIPATED HURRICANE JOHN. THE TRACK OF THE HURRICANE REMAINS UNCERTAIN BUT HAS BEEN TRENDING FARTHER E. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION MON. LARGEST SIX HOUR AMOUNTS ARE CURRENTLY ESTIMATED AT ABOUT A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH LOCAL TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO NEAR AN INCH POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE IN OUR CWA BUT WILL PROBABLY BE SUPPRESSED BY THE GENERAL CLOUD COVER. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY. WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON RAINFALL OVER THE RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LONGER RANGE PROGS INDICATE SIMILAR WIDESPREAD DEEP RH OVER OUR AREA TUE. THE MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO GENERALLY DECREASE DURING THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THE TRANSITION PERIOD TO LESS GENERAL CLOUD COVER BUT RESIDUAL MOISTURE WED COULD BE THE BEST DAY FOR ISOLATED STRONGER CONVECTION OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE TOWARD THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THE MARINE LAYER WILL BECOME A LITTLE DEEPER BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK AND TEMPS WILL BE NEAR SEASONAL AVERAGE. && .AVIATION... IR/FOG LOOP THROUGH 3 AM PDT SHOWED AREAS OF STRATUS/FOG DEVELOPING NEAR SHORE...BUT COASTAL OBSERVATIONS INDICATED NO CEILINGS. ACARS SOUNDINGS OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS CONFIRM A STRONG INVERSION BASE BELOW 1K FT. BY MORNING WOULD EXPECT AREAS OF IFR CIGS/VIS AND LOCAL LIFR/VLIFR CIGS/VIS TO DEVELOP IN FOG ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND POSSIBLY IMPACT AREAS FROM KSAN TO JUST SOUTH OF KSNA. INLAND PENETRATION WILL BE VERY LIMITED AND ANY STRATUS SHOULD CLEAR BY 1530Z. ABOVE THE MARINE LAYER AND INLAND...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY AND UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VARIABLE AT 10 KT OR LESS THROUGH 10K FT. SCATTERED AFTERNOON CUMULUS IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH ISOLATED CABS OR THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. BASES SHOULD BE AROUND 8000 FEET MSL WITH TOPS OF THE CABS AROUND FL350 AT TIMES. && .SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR EFFECTS OF THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE JOHN...SEE LAXSPSSGX. PUBLIC...DVA AVIATION...JAD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 400 AM PDT SAT SEP 2 2006 CAZ042-043-048-050-057-022300- ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- 400 AM PDT SAT SEP 2 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE JOHN COULD BE IN THE AREA AND BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FURTHER EAST OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA...HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ055-056-058-060>062-022300- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 400 AM PDT SAT SEP 2 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN DIEGO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT IS LOW. FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE JOHN COULD BE IN THE AREA AND BRING MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCAL FLASH FLOODING AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE GREATEST THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA...HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. ATKIN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 330 AM PDT SAT SEP 2 2006 CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-022300- 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- 330 AM PDT SAT SEP 2 2006 ...REMNANTS OF HURRICANE JOHN TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEATHER LABOR DAY AND TUESDAY... HURRICANE JOHN...JUST EAST OF THE SOUTH TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WILL MOVE NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA. WHILE IT IS PROJECTED TO WEAKEN SUBSTANTIALLY...IT WILL LIKELY BRING LARGE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LABOR DAY AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EVEN IN COASTAL AREAS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...BUT THAT WILL BE DUE TO MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS TROPICAL SYSTEM. THE TRACK OF JOHN IS STILL UNCERTAIN. THEREFORE...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE ALSO UNCERTAIN...BUT RAINFALL OF OVER AN INCH COULD OCCUR...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR RECENT FIRE BURN AREAS. HOWEVER...THE STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE DISSIPATED BEFORE REACHING THE AREA. MAXWELL/DVA
The San Diego radar (KNKX), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:27 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning sparked two small fires along highway 79 northwest of Warner Springs near Sunshine Summit. The fires burned four acres before they were extinguished.
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