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Spot Forecast for Gifford Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
328 PM PDT Wed Sep 10 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
This evening, the low that brought cooler weather to the burn area
will advance eastward. This will begin a warming trend starting
Thursday as high pressure builds back into the area. Clouds and fog
should return to the burn area each night, favoring lower elevations
and western portions of the burn area. Clouds may be more limited
in coverage Thursday night however. Will continue to see the diurnal
trend in winds, shifting between light easterly winds overnight to
breezy westerly winds in the afternoon to evening hours. Little
change is expected in the humidities day to day with minimum
humidities around 40 percent common.

.TONIGHT...


Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy
                    fog possible overnight.
Min temperature.....51 to 58.
Max humidity........90-95 percent. 80-90 percent for high elevation
                    eastern portions.
Eye level winds.....West 3 to 5 mph with gusts to 7 mph early,
                    becoming northeast to east 2 to 4 mph overnight.
Wind (20 ft)........West 6 to 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph early,
                    becoming northeast to east 4 to 8 mph overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......West 5 to 8 mph with gusts to 15 mph early,
                    becoming northeast to east 5 to 10 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......2000 to 4000 ft AGL early, becoming 700 to
                    1400 ft AGL overnight.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy early, becoming mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....71 to 78, around 80 at lower elevations.
Min humidity........36 to 40 percent near the Cuyama Valley.
                    Elsewhere, 40-45 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northeast winds 1 to 4 mph, shifting to the
                    west around 1100. Becoming west winds 2 to
                    5 mph with gusts to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 3 to 8 mph, shifting to the
                    west around 1100. Becoming west winds 5 to
                    10 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds 3 to 8 mph, shifting to the
                    west around 1100. Becoming west winds 6 to
                    12 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......800 to 2500 ft AGL. Becoming 5500 to 8000
                    ft AGL in the afternoon, highest over eastern
                    portions.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear early, becoming cloudy overnight.
Min temperature.....52 to 56 at higher elevations, around 60 for
                    lower elevations.
Max humidity........75-80 for southeast portions. Elsewhere,
                    90-95 percent.
Eye level winds.....West winds 2 to 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light. After 0200, shifting to
                    the east 1 to 3 mph with local gusts to 6 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening
                    becoming light. After 0200, shifting to
                    the east 3 to 6 mph with local gusts to 12 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph
                    in the evening becoming light. After 0200,
                    shifting to the east 4 to 8 mph with local
                    gusts to 14 mph.
Mixing height.......2500 to 4500 ft AGL early, becoming 400 to
                    1500 ft AGL overnight.

$$
Forecaster...PHILLIPS
Requested by...Jacob Slater
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521683.0/LOX
.DELDT 09/10/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
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