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Spot Forecast for Gifford Fire...LACOFD
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
423 PM PDT Sun Aug 3 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Very little change from the prevailing conditions through Tuesday,
except for a slightly stronger northeast wind push tonight and
Monday Night. Onshore winds will continue each afternoon, with
winds from the southwest more common on the west and north flanks
of the fire, and northwest winds more common on the south and east
flank of the fire. Typically deep mixing heights will continue to
pose the risk for vertical plume development and locally erratic
behaviors each afternoon. The marine layer should stay out of the
fire through at least Monday, and now looks poised to stay out
through the week. A sharp warming and drying period is still on
target for Wednesday through Friday, and could last into the
following week. Expecting taller plumes each afternoon during this
warm spell with mixing heights of 10,000 feet or more.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Smoky.
Max temperature.....89-93.
Min humidity........15-20 percent.
Eye level winds.....East 2-4 mph with gusts to 6 mph through 10am becoming
                    west 4-6 mph with gusts to 10 mph by 2pm.
Wind (20 ft)........East 5-8 mph with gusts to 12 mph through 10am becoming
                    west 8-12 mph with gusts to 20 mph by 2pm.
Ridgetop wind.......North 10-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL early then 7500 ft AGL.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Smoky.
Min temperature.....55-60.
Max humidity........40-60 percent.
Eye level winds.....West 3-5 mph with gusts to 8 mph through 9pm becoming
                    variable 1-2 mph, then east 2-4 mph around 2am.
Wind (20 ft)........West 7-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph through 9pm becoming
                    variable 2-4 mph, then east 5-8 mph with gusts
                    to 12 mph around 2am.
Ridgetop wind.......North 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the evening
                    becoming 5-10 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL early then 800 ft AGL.


.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....90-94.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Eye level winds.....East 1-3 mph becoming west 4-6 mph with gusts to 10 mph by 1pm.
Wind (20 ft)........East 3-6 mph becoming west 8-12 mph with gusts to 20 mph by 1pm.
Ridgetop wind.......North 5-10 mph becoming northwest 5-10 mph with gusts
                    to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL early then 6500 ft AGL.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Smoky.
Min temperature.....55-60.
Max humidity........40-60 percent.
Eye level winds.....West 2-4 mph with gusts to 6 mph through 8pm becoming
                    east/downslope 1-3 mph after midnight.
Wind (20 ft)........West 5-8 mph with gusts to 12 mph through 8pm becoming
                    east/downslope 3-5 mph after midnight.
Ridgetop wind.......West 5-10 mph.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL early then 800 ft AGL.

.OUTLOOK (WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY)...

.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
Warming trend with further drying. Temperatures should approach 100
degrees by Thursday with minimum humidity levels falling into the
10-15 percent range. Continued gusty onshore winds each afternoon
and evening, slightly weaker than normal.

.SATURDAY...
Cooler by a few degrees but still warm and dry. Temperatures peak in
the mid to upper 90s with with minimum humidity levels falling into
the 15-20 percent range. Slight increase in onshore winds each
afternoon and evening.

$$
Forecaster...KITTELL
Requested by...Kevin Montoya
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519097.0/LOX
.DELDT 08/02/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Kevin.Montoya@fire.lacounty.gov,richard.a.thompson@noaa.gov