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WORK DISCUSSION FOR SAN DIEGO FIRE WEATHER ECC DISPATCH FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
457 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

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SUMMARY OF FWF DISCUSSIONS

Discussion from LAXFWFSGX


A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE WEST COAST OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.  AS A RESULT...MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP...WITH THE MARINE LAYER DEEPENING TO AROUND 3500 FEET BY
THURSDAY MORNING AND SPOTTY DRIZZLE EARLY THURSDAY. STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...MAINLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND INTO
ADJACENT DESERTS. THESE WILL BE STRONGEST TODAY AND THURSDAY. THIS
TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH ONLY
MINOR FLUCTUATIONS POSSIBLE IN TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES...AND THE
WINDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.


Discussion from LAXFWFLOX


THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF A SLOWLY
DROPPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTH. THIS WILL HELP
ONSHORE FLOW TO MAINTAIN ITSELF AT LEAST AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ON
THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS...WITH A MODERATELY DEEP MARINE
LAYER. MEANWHILE...NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL BE ON THE RISE INTO
THURSDAY...WITH A PEAK ON WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST OVER SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...THE CENTRAL
COAST...I-5 CORRIDOR...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THE SANTA BARBARA
SOUTH COAST AND I-5 CORRIDOR COULD SEE A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS WELL
AS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

HUMIDITIES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND INLAND AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY
THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH MODERATELY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.
OTHERWISE...THE MARINE LAYER SHOULD MODERATE COASTAL AND NEARBY
VALLEY HUMIDITIES. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER TO
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...ONSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THE END OF
THE WEEK OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
WITH THIS SYSTEM.


Discussion from SFOFWFHNX

A STORM SYSTEM ANCHORED OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL PRODUCE A MODERATELY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE DISTRICT
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH AND BELOW
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOLER THAN NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH
DRY WEATHER AND LITTLE DAY TO DAY CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES.



Discussion from RNOFWFVEF

A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THE COMING HOLIDAY WEEKEND WITH A DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. THIS
WILL LEAD TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON
WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO NORMAL. TODAY WILL BE THE WINDIEST DAY
WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF MOHAVE AND NORTHERN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES.


Discussion from PHXFWFPSR


AN UNUSUALLY STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AND BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND
THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH SKIES WILL BE CLEAR OVER THE REGION...MODERATELY
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE BREEZY TO WINDY AFTERNOONS.
THE STRONGEST SURFACE WINDS WILL DEVELOP AREA-WIDE THIS AFTERNOON...
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...THEN RE-DEVELOP AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER DANGER...BUT JUST SHORT OF RED FLAG WARNING
CRITERIA ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE FAIR TO POOR...EXCEPT
GOOD RECOVERY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

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


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ECC033-222357-

DISCUSSION FOR ORANGE ECC DISPATCH
457 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013


A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE WEST COAST OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.  AS A RESULT...MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP...WITH THE MARINE LAYER DEEPENING TO AROUND 3500 FEET BY
THURSDAY MORNING AND SPOTTY DRIZZLE EARLY THURSDAY. STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...MAINLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND INTO
ADJACENT DESERTS. THESE WILL BE STRONGEST TODAY AND THURSDAY. THIS
TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH ONLY
MINOR FLUCTUATIONS POSSIBLE IN TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES...AND THE
WINDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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ECC034-222357-

DISCUSSION FOR RIVERSIDE ECC DISPATCH
457 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013


A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE WEST COAST OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.  AS A RESULT...MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP...WITH THE MARINE LAYER DEEPENING TO AROUND 3500 FEET BY
THURSDAY MORNING AND SPOTTY DRIZZLE EARLY THURSDAY. STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...MAINLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND INTO
ADJACENT DESERTS. THESE WILL BE STRONGEST TODAY AND THURSDAY. THIS
TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH ONLY
MINOR FLUCTUATIONS POSSIBLE IN TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES...AND THE
WINDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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ECC035-222357-

DISCUSSION FOR MONTE VISTA ECC DISPATCH
457 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013


A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE WEST COAST OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.  AS A RESULT...MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP...WITH THE MARINE LAYER DEEPENING TO AROUND 3500 FEET BY
THURSDAY MORNING AND SPOTTY DRIZZLE EARLY THURSDAY. STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...MAINLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND INTO
ADJACENT DESERTS. THESE WILL BE STRONGEST TODAY AND THURSDAY. THIS
TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH ONLY
MINOR FLUCTUATIONS POSSIBLE IN TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES...AND THE
WINDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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