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WORK DISCUSSION FOR SAN DIEGO FIRE WEATHER ECC DISPATCH FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
625 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

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SUMMARY OF FWF DISCUSSIONS

Discussion from LAXFWFSGX


A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL MAINTAIN COOL
WEATHER... HIGH HUMIDITY BELOW ABOUT 3000 FT ELEVATION...AND LOCALLY
GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AT TIMES THROUGH
FRIDAY. FOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...A STRONG COLD LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS CALIFORNIA
BRINGING MUCH COOLER WEATHER...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS AT
TIMES...AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION. SNOW LEVELS
WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 2500-3000 FT ON SUNDAY. GRADUAL DRYING AND
WARMING FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.


Discussion from LAXFWFLOX


A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PREVAIL ACROSS CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK...BRINGING
PLENTY OF CLOUDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF THE REGION...AS WELL
AS GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. WHILE MOST OF THE
RAINFALL WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THIS
WEEK...SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF LIGHT
RAIN AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY. FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH WILL DEEPEN ACROSS CALIFORNIA...WITH A COLD FRONT LIKELY BRINGING
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO THE FORECAST AREA. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...A
COLD AND SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL LIKELY BRING SHOWERS SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. DURING THIS TIME...THERE COULD BE BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS
AND SMALL HAIL. PRELIMINARY RAINFALL ESTIMATES WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE GENERALLY
EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS TO TWO INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET PRIOR TO THE COLD FRONT ON
SATURDAY...FALLING RAPIDLY TO BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY.
 


Discussion from SFOFWFHNX

A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH AS
MERCED AND YOSEMITE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY...SPREADING THE PRECIPITATION
AND COOLER TEMPERATURES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE DISTRICT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA AND THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES
IN KERN COUNTY SATURDAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY
BEFORE A RETURN TO DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS BY TUESDAY.




Discussion from RNOFWFVEF

A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY.  
CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDINESS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE 
EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS...MAINLY ON FRIDAY. THE 
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS STILL ON 
TRACK TO BRING STRONG WINDS...MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND VALLEY 
RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY WITH DRY AND WARMER WEATHER 
RETURNING BY TUESDAY.



Discussion from PHXFWFPSR


DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THIS WEEK. LIGHT DIURNAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
TODAY AND TOMORROW. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN ABOVE NORMAL. 
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGIT PERCENTAGES IN THE AFTERNOONS
WITH FAIR TO GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY EXPECTED.

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY WINDS...

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


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ECC033-160125-

DISCUSSION FOR ORANGE ECC DISPATCH
625 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012


A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL MAINTAIN COOL
WEATHER... HIGH HUMIDITY BELOW ABOUT 3000 FT ELEVATION...AND LOCALLY
GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AT TIMES THROUGH
FRIDAY. FOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...A STRONG COLD LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS CALIFORNIA
BRINGING MUCH COOLER WEATHER...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS AT
TIMES...AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION. SNOW LEVELS
WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 2500-3000 FT ON SUNDAY. GRADUAL DRYING AND
WARMING FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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ECC034-160125-

DISCUSSION FOR RIVERSIDE ECC DISPATCH
625 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012


A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL MAINTAIN COOL
WEATHER... HIGH HUMIDITY BELOW ABOUT 3000 FT ELEVATION...AND LOCALLY
GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AT TIMES THROUGH
FRIDAY. FOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...A STRONG COLD LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS CALIFORNIA
BRINGING MUCH COOLER WEATHER...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS AT
TIMES...AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION. SNOW LEVELS
WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 2500-3000 FT ON SUNDAY. GRADUAL DRYING AND
WARMING FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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ECC035-160125-

DISCUSSION FOR MONTE VISTA ECC DISPATCH
625 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012


A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL MAINTAIN COOL
WEATHER... HIGH HUMIDITY BELOW ABOUT 3000 FT ELEVATION...AND LOCALLY
GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AT TIMES THROUGH
FRIDAY. FOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...A STRONG COLD LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS CALIFORNIA
BRINGING MUCH COOLER WEATHER...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS AT
TIMES...AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION. SNOW LEVELS
WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 2500-3000 FT ON SUNDAY. GRADUAL DRYING AND
WARMING FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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