Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS San Diego, CA
Issued by NWS San Diego, CA
233 FXUS66 KSGX 082101 AFDSGX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Diego CA 200 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A Catalina Eddy spinning over the coastal waters this week will bring low clouds each night and morning that will clear back to the coast each afternoon. Seasonal temperatures are forecast west of the mountains through Sunday, but the mountains and deserts will see a few degrees of warming this weekend. && .DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE... SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES... Skies cleared back to the coastal waters this morning, but low clouds were already reforming near Pt Loma this afternoon. They will increase in coverage this evening and move inland tonight as the Catalina Eddy reforms. This eddy will persist through Friday morning with lows clouds each night retreating back to the coast each afternoon. Clearing may be limited at the coast. Highs through Sunday will be close to the seasonal norms in the coastal and valley areas. Over the weekend the mountains and deserts will see a few degrees of warming. The outlook for early next week shows little overall change in the weather as a weak Pacific trough moves inland across SoCal Monday through Wednesday. && .AVIATION... 082000Z...Coast/Valleys...Clear conditions will continue through the daylight hours with the low clouds pushing back inland across San Diego County after 02Z and into Orange County after 06Z and spreading locally into inland valleys by Thursday morning. Cloud bases are forecast to be 1600-2200 feet MSL with tops to 2400 feet overnight into Thursday morning over most coastal areas and portions of inland valleys. Local vis 4-6 SM in BR/HZ where clouds near terrain in the valleys. Mountains/Deserts...Mostly clear skies with unrestricted VIS will continue through the TAF period. && .MARINE... No hazardous marine conditions are expected through Sunday. && .SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...None. PZ...None. && $$ PUBLIC...Moede AVIATION/MARINE...Suk