SD Forecast Discussion

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FXUS66 KSGX 270340
AFDSGX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service San Diego CA
840 PM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
The heat wave has ended due to a weather disturbance moving
through Northern California, bringing cooler and breezier weather
for mountains and deserts into Saturday. Strongest wind
conditions for Saturday afternoon and evening. Dry air has moved
in from the north and will continue to spread southward resulting
in lower humidity and has ended the monsoon. Greater coverage of
morning low clouds is expected for coastal areas over the weekend
with the low clouds becoming patchier again next week. Also for
next week, there will be a gradual warming trend along with a slow
increase in humidity. There is uncertainty when the next threat
for thunderstorms occurs but slight chance is in the forecast for
late next week.

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.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...

.Evening Update...
Another day of triple digit heat was had across much of the deserts
into parts of the Inland Empire this past afternoon. The good news
is that cooler air will be coming into the picture across the
region, allowing us to finally expire the Excessive Heat Warning
over the lower deserts. High temperatures across this region will
be near 110 by Saturday, and get closer to 105-110 by Sunday and
Monday as onshore flow leads to cooling. The onshore flow will
bring breezy weather for mountains and deserts again on Saturday
with west winds gusting near 25-40 MPH across passes and deserts.

The high pressure system that was giving us hot weather earlier in
the week will push eastward into early next week, then expand back
toward SoCal. The trough overhead will enhance the marine layer
this weekend, with more lower cloud coverage near the coast. As
the high expands later next week, we can expect another warm up
across the area.

.Previous Discussion (12:21 PM Today)...

We finally have cooling of air mass for Saturday (22-28C at 850 mb
level), in the wake of the disturbance that tracks across
northern California. There is also a better push of more organized
low clouds and marine air into the valleys. Fire weather
conditions deteriorate because of drier air and increasing
onshore flow for all deserts and the mountains with the peak of
the westerly winds on Saturday. The coolest day for most areas
will be Sunday.

Weather pattern warms next week but still considerable uncertainty
as potential upper level wave arrives during midweek from Mexico
on the backside of the heat dome rebuilding over the Great Basin
and 4-corners region. This could bring back monsoon moisture as
well for late week.

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.AVIATION...
270330...Coast...Low clouds moving onshore 05-06Z this evening with
more uniform coverage than last night, covering coastal areas and
parts of the western valleys overnight. Bases will be around 800-
1200 feet MSL with local vis reduced 1-5SM on higher coastal terrain
and in western valleys. Low clouds scatter out Saturday by 15-18Z.

Mountains/Deserts...Westerly winds tapering this evening through
overnight in mountain passes into adjacent deserts. Similar to
slightly stronger winds expected after 21Z Sat, gusting to 25-35 kt
through Sat evening. MOD up/downdrafts in lee of mountains.

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.MARINE...
No hazardous marine conditions are expected through Wednesday.

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.SKYWARN...
Skywarn activation is not requested. However weather spotters are
encouraged to report significant weather conditions.

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.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...None.
PZ...None.

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PUBLIC...APR/Tardy
AVIATION/MARINE...CSP

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