Dense fog formed along the coast and in the valleys the morning of August 3rd. In Escondido, visibility was between 1/4 and 1/3 of a mile between 0500 and 0700 PST.
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The episode as NWS SGX wrote it up.
Dense fog formed along the coast and in the valleys the morning of August 3rd. In Escondido, visibility was between 1/4 and 1/3 of a mile between 0500 and 0700 PST. In Lake Forest, dense fog was reported on the 241 toll road. Fog lifted and visibility improved after 0700 PST.
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 Aug 2, 1:00 PM PST, 15 hours earlier.
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2 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotter reported dense fog on Hwy 78 west between Escondido and Vista. Visibility was between 1/4 and 1/3 of a mile from 0500 to 0700 PST.
Dense fog with visibility less than a mile along the 241 toll rd near Lake Forest.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in California, August 2019
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 850023, 850024.