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Spot Forecast for Gifford...USFS
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
441 PM PDT Thu Sep 4 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Generally benign conditions are expected throughout the burn area
with winds becoming breezy during the evenings. However, some gusty
east winds are possible early Saturday morning, especially over
higher terrain. Skies will remain clear through Friday night, but
marine layer clouds and fog could return to the burn area as early
as Saturday night.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....53-59 for the western portion. 61-69 for the
                    eastern portion.
Max humidity........60-80 percent western portion. 40-60 percent
                    for the eastern portion.
Eye level winds.....Southwest winds up to 3 mph with gusts to 5 mph
                    in the evening, becoming northeast and light
                    after midnight.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 3-6 mph with gusts to 10 mph in
                    in the evening, becoming northeast around 5 mph
                    after midnight.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 4-7 mph with gusts to 12 mph in
                    the evening, becoming northeast 5-8 mph with
                    gusts to 15 mph after midnight.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL early, falling to AOB 400 ft AGL
                    overnight.


.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....79-84 for western portion. 85-91 for eastern
                    portion.
Min humidity........30 to 25 percent.
Eye level winds.....East to southeast winds 2 mph to 5 mph
                    shifting to the west at 3 to 5 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........East to southeast winds 5 mph to 10 mph
                    shifting to the west at 6 to 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......East to southeast winds 6 mph to 12 mph
                    shifting to the west at 8 to 15 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......600 to 1000 ft AGL, becoming 5000 ft AGL for
                    western portions, becoming 7500 ft AGL for
                    eastern portions.


.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear to partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 50.
Max humidity........80-65 percent, except 40-50 percent for
                    higher elevations.
Eye level winds.....West winds 3 to 5 mph with gusts to 6 mph in
                    in the evening, becoming east to southeast
                    around 2 to 5 mph with gusts up to 8 mph
                    after 3AM.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 10 mph with gusts to 12 mph in
                    in the evening, becoming east to southeast
                    around 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph
                    after 3AM.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 8 to 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph in
                    in the evening, becoming east to southeast
                    around 6 to 12 mph with gusts up to 18 mph
                    after 3AM.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL for western portions, around
                    3000 ft AGL for eastern portions, falling to
                    400 ft AGL overnight.


$$
Forecaster...PHILLIPS
Requested by...Salty Hoffman
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521139.0/LOX
.DELDT 09/04/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
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