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Spot Forecast for Gifford Fire...CAL FIRE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
646 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
Hot and dry conditions will persist through Labor Day, with some
cooling and moistening expected on Tuesday. The hot conditions will
result in deep mixing heights each afternoon, highest over the
eastern sections of the burn area. Some monsoonal moisture will move
into the area Monday night into Tuesday, accounting for the rise in
minimum humidities on Tuesday. However, any chances of showers or
thunderstorms will remain well east of the area.

.LABOR DAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
Max temperature.....96-103.
Min humidity........13-15 percent.
Eye level winds.....East winds 3 to 6 mph becoming southwest
                    5 to 6 mph with gusts to 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........East to southeast winds 8 to 10 mph with local
                    gusts to 18 mph becoming southwest 9 to 12 mph
                    with gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest
                    10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL rising to 13000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....East 5 to 8 mph becoming south to southwest
                    5 to 10 mph.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....64-74, warmest eastern sections.
Max humidity........50-60 percent, except 35-40 percent eastern
                    sections.
Eye level winds.....West winds 5 to 8 mph in the evening becoming
                    variable/ downslope 1 to 3 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming
                    south 3 to 5 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 12 to 20 mph becoming south 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL western portion and 7000 ft AGL eastern
                    portion in the evening, becoming AOB 1000 ft AGL
                    overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest 6 to 10 mph becoming south to southeast
                    3 to 5 mph overnight.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....95-101.
Min humidity........25-35 percent except 18-23 percent over the
                    eastern sections.
Eye level winds.....Light winds becoming southwest to west 4 to 8 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 3 to 5 mph becoming southwest to
                    west 8 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 3 to 6 mph becoming west 10 to 15
                    mph with local gusts to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......1000-1500 ft AGL becoming 7000-9000 ft AGL western
                    portion and 12000 ft AGL eastern portion.
Transport winds.....Southeast 5 mph becoming south 5 to 10 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SMITH
Requested by...Eric Carreiro
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521043.0/LOX
.DELDT 08/31/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL eric.carreiro@fire.ca.gov