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WORK DISCUSSION FOR SAN DIEGO FIRE WEATHER ECC DISPATCH FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
156 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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SUMMARY OF FWF DISCUSSIONS

Discussion from LAXFWFSGX


THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEST
COAST WILL MAINTAIN ONSHORE FLOW WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW
SEASONAL AVERAGES...A MARINE LAYER DEPTH NEAR 3000 FEET...AND
WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. FOR TUESDAY
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...A STRONGER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING
INLAND THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COULD BRING WETTING
PRECIPITATION...MAINLY WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. DRIER WITH WINDS
BECOMING MORE NORTHWEST FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.


Discussion from LAXFWFLOX


AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WEST COAST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. INCREASING ONSHORE GRADIENTS
WILL PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS
SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE
COAST AND RIDGES NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. AS WINDS INCREASE
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY...THE COMBINATION OF
GUSTY WINDS WITH LOW HUMIDITY OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS MAY CREATE A
FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS. OTHERWISE...EXPECT ONSHORE FLOW
AND LOWER PRESSURE ALOFT TO CREATE A DEEP MARINE LAYER WITH LOW
CLOUDS MOVING INLAND OVER THE COAST AND INTO THE VALLEYS EACH
NIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW GOOD NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVER ALL
AREAS FROM THE WESTERN MOUNTAIN SLOPES TO THE BEACHES. THE EASTERN
MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND INTERIOR VALLEYS AND DESERT WILL SEE MORE
GRADUAL HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT. SUNDAY MORNING EXPECT TO
SEE A DEEPER INLAND PUSH OF MARINE LAYER CLOUDS...BUT WITH MORE
RAPID CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON AS NORTHWEST FLOW INCREASES OVER
THE AREA. DOWNSLOPE WARMING AND DRYING IS LIKELY TO AFFECT SOME
AREAS LATE IN THE DAY SUNDAY...IN PARTICULAR OVER SOUTHERN SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY INCLUDING THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.

NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON MONDAY AS A STRONGER
UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OR STRONGER
POSSIBLE FOR THE I-5 CORRIDOR AND OTHER AREAS AFFECTED BY NORTH
FLOW. THE APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES...INCREASING HUMIDITIES AND RAIN CHANCES TO THE AREA
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF LIGHT MEASURABLE
RAINFALL WILL BE FOR AREAS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...AND FOR THE
NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE LA/VENTURA MOUNTAINS.


Discussion from SFOFWFHNX

A STORM SYSTEM ANCHORED OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT ON
SATURDAY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH AND BELOW THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOLER THAN NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP INTO
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING AN
INCREASED IN WINDS...AS WELL AS A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS OR
SPRINKLES MONDAY AND TUESDAY.



Discussion from RNOFWFVEF

A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE
REGION THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY. LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
EACH AFTERNOON BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL
VALUES. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NEVADA
TUESDAY WHICH WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH COOL TEMPERATURES. CONFIDENCE IN THE TRACK
AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM IS LOW TO MODERATE.



Discussion from PHXFWFPSR


LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL KEEP A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW
GOING ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NEAR NORMAL DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR TO POOR.
WIND WILL FOLLOW TYPICAL DIURNAL TRENDS OF DIRECTION AND
SPEED...WITH AFTERNOON AND EVENING ELEVATED BREEZES...MAINLY
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN GAPS PARTICULARLY
IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

NOTE...ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER FORECAST INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND
IN THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION. SEE PRODUCT PHXAFDPSR.


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ECC033-252056-

DISCUSSION FOR ORANGE ECC DISPATCH
156 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013


THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEST
COAST WILL MAINTAIN ONSHORE FLOW WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW
SEASONAL AVERAGES...A MARINE LAYER DEPTH NEAR 3000 FEET...AND
WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. FOR TUESDAY
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...A STRONGER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING
INLAND THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COULD BRING WETTING
PRECIPITATION...MAINLY WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. DRIER WITH WINDS
BECOMING MORE NORTHWEST FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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ECC034-252056-

DISCUSSION FOR RIVERSIDE ECC DISPATCH
156 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013


THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEST
COAST WILL MAINTAIN ONSHORE FLOW WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW
SEASONAL AVERAGES...A MARINE LAYER DEPTH NEAR 3000 FEET...AND
WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. FOR TUESDAY
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...A STRONGER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING
INLAND THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COULD BRING WETTING
PRECIPITATION...MAINLY WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. DRIER WITH WINDS
BECOMING MORE NORTHWEST FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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ECC035-252056-

DISCUSSION FOR MONTE VISTA ECC DISPATCH
156 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013


THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEST
COAST WILL MAINTAIN ONSHORE FLOW WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW
SEASONAL AVERAGES...A MARINE LAYER DEPTH NEAR 3000 FEET...AND
WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. FOR TUESDAY
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...A STRONGER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING
INLAND THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COULD BRING WETTING
PRECIPITATION...MAINLY WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. DRIER WITH WINDS
BECOMING MORE NORTHWEST FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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