The Camp Pendleton Fire began at approximately 0823 PST on July 13th at the Camp Pendleton Marine Base, California. The fire started due to training exercises at the base on the southwest range.
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The Camp Pendleton Fire began at approximately 0823 PST on July 13th at the Camp Pendleton Marine Base, California. The fire started due to training exercises at the base on the southwest range. No structures were damages and no injuries occurred. The fire grew to 3500+ acres before being contained around 1700 PST on the 14th.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 13, 8:30 AM PST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 930 AM PDT TUE JUL 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A WARMING TREND WITH THE HOTTEST WEATHER INLAND THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A LITTLE COOLER EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH WEAKENS. MOISTURE IN SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CAUSE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A SHALLOW MARINE LAYER WILL BRING AREAS OF COASTAL LOW CLOUDS AND FOG DURING THE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS. && .DISCUSSION...FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING SAN DIEGO... ORANGE...SOUTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO AND WEST RIVERSIDE COUNTIES. .SHORT TERM (REMAINDER OF TODAY-FRIDAY)...SKIES WERE CLEAR THIS MORNING. THE 12Z NKX SOUNDING HAD A NEAR SURFACE BASED INVERSION AND SHOWED MID LEVEL DRYING IN SW WINDS. ONSHORE GRADIENTS WITH ABOUT 6 MB SAN-IPL. UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE E WILL BRING A WARMING TREND WITH HOT WEATHER INLAND. THE WARMEST DAYS WILL BE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WHEN MAX TEMPS WILL GET NEAR 100 DEGREES IN MUCH OF THE INLAND EMPIRE AND IN THE UPPER 80S TO UPPER 90S IN THE SAN DIEGO INLAND VALLEYS. THE LOWER DESERTS WILL GET NEAR 115 DEGREES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE APPARENT TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER DESERTS TO JUST BELOW EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CRITERIA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MOUNTAINS WILL BE IN THE MID 80S TO MID 90S AND THE HIGH DESERTS WILL GET NEAR 105 DEGREES. THE MARINE INFLUENCE WILL MODERATE MAX TEMPS NEAR THE COAST. MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE A LITTLE RESULTING IN AFTERNOON CU OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERTS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A SHALLOW MARINE LAYER WILL GRADUALLY REDEVELOP CAUSING AREAS OF COASTAL LOW CLOUDS AND FOG DURING THE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS. .LONG TERM (SATURDAY-TUESDAY)...LITTLE CHANGE SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER HOT DAY INLAND. SLIGHTLY COOLER SUNDAY WITH MORE COOLING MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS THE UPPER HIGH WEAKENS. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EARLY EVENINGS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. DRIER SW MID LEVEL FLOW SHOULD DEVELOP EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION... 131530Z...MOSTLY CLEAR AND VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS EVENING IN ALL AREAS WITH ONLY A FEW CUMULUS OVER MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THE VANISHING ACT OF THE MARINE LAYER CLOUDS HAS BROUGHT MORE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIMING OF THE ONSET OF LOW CLOUDS AT COASTAL AIRPORTS TONIGHT...IF CLOUDS SHOW UP AT ALL. THE BEST GUESS IS A RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT CEILING OF ABOUT 800 FEET ASL WITH 5SM VIS OVER COASTAL AIRPORTS BETWEEN 08-15Z WEDNESDAY. && .SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR THE HEAT. SEE LAXSPSSGX. && PUBLIC...ATKIN AVIATION...MM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 445 AM PDT TUE JUL 13 2010 CAZ042-043-048-050-057-140100- 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- 445 AM PDT TUE JUL 13 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. CAZ055-056-058-060-140100- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 445 AM PDT TUE JUL 13 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOUNTAINS AND UPPER DESERTS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. CAZ061-062-140100- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 445 AM PDT TUE JUL 13 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LOWER DESERTS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HIGHER TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES WITH DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME APPARENT TEMPERATURE (HEAT INDEX) VALUES JUST BELOW EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CRITERIA. HIGHEST DAYTIME VALUES OF 110 TO 115 AND LOWEST NIGHTTIME VALUES OF 85 TO 90 ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. MARTIN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 501 AM PDT TUE JUL 13 2010 CAZ042-048-050-055>058-060>062-141315- ORANGE 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- 501 AM PDT TUE JUL 13 2010 ...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT WEATHER TO INLAND AREAS LATER THIS WEEK... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST STATES WILL STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND WESTWARD THIS WEEK BRINGING A WARMING TREND. HOTTEST WEATHER FOR INLAND AREAS IS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH MINOR COOLING FOR SUNDAY. A RETURN OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES AS WELL...ESPECIALLY FOR LOWER DESERT AREAS. EXPECTED HIGHEST DAYTIME APPARENT TEMPERATURES (HEAT INDEX VALUES) DURING THIS PERIOD... INLAND ORANGE COUNTY.........85 TO 95. COASTAL VALLEYS..............80 TO 90. INLAND VALLEYS...............90 TO 100. MOUNTAINS BELOW 6000 FEET....85 TO 95. MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET....75 TO 85. UPPER DESERTS................95 TO 105. LOWER DESERTS...............110 TO 115. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PUSH CONDITIONS TO JUST BELOW EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CRITERIA IN THE LOWER DESERTS WITH HIGHEST DAYTIME APPARENT TEMPERATURES (HEAT INDEX VALUES) OF 110 TO 115 AND LOWEST NIGHTTIME VALUES OF 85 TO 90. AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE...DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC...NON-CAFFEINATED FLUIDS. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING. WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN...AND USE SUN SCREEN TO REDUCE POSSIBLE SUNBURN. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AIR CONDITIONING AND SHADE IF POSSIBLE. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES...EVEN BRIEFLY. THIS WEATHER COULD BE DEADLY FOR UNPREPARED CAMPERS OR HIKERS. MARTIN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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