FIRE WEATHER

Fire Weather Planning Forecast

DISCUSSION…
A developing low pressure system near the West Coast will bring much cooler weather for the weekend, periods of stronger and gusty winds for the mountains and deserts for tonight through Saturday night, and periods of mostly light precipitation from the coastal waters inland to the mountains for Saturday into Sunday. This low pressure system will move inland early next week with high pressure moving to near the West Coast for the middle of next
week week. There will bring a warming trend with high temperatures much warmer by the middle of next week.

Fire Weather Forecast for San Bernardino County Mountains-
.TODAY…
Sky/weather………Mostly sunny.
Max temperature…..64 to 74 above 6000 feet to 68 to 78 below 6000 feet. 24 HR TREND……Down 10 degrees.
Min humidity……..15 to 25 percent. 24 HR TREND……Up 5 percent.
WIND (20 FT)……..SLOPES………..Winds south 11 to 21 mph with gusts to 35 mph.
RIDGETOP………Winds south 11 to 21 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT…
Sky/weather………Partly cloudy.
Min temperature…..34 to 44 above 6000 feet to 41 to 51 below 6000 feet. 24 HR TREND……Down 10 degrees.
Max humidity 40 to 50 percent on desert slopes to 90 to 100 percent on coastal slopes.  TREND. Up 70 percent.
WIND (20 FT)……..SLOPES………..Winds southwest 12 to 22 mph with gusts to 35 mph.
RIDGETOP………Winds southwest 12 to 22 mph with gusts to 35 mph.
CWR (>0.10 IN)……2 percent.LAL……………..1.

.SATURDAY…Sky/weather………Mostly cloudy…becoming partly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Slight chance of rain in the morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon.
Max temperature…..50 to 60 above 6000 feet to 54 to 64 below 6000 feet. 24 HR TREND……Down 15 degrees.
Min humidity 30 to 40 percent on desert slopes to 50 to 60 percent on coastal slopes.  TREND……Up 15 percent.
WIND (20 FT)……..SLOPES………..Winds west 17 to 27 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
RIDGETOP………Winds west 17 to 27 mph. Gusts to 30 mph…becoming 40 mph in the afternoon.
CWR (>0.10 IN)……19 percent. LAL……………..1.

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