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Spot Forecast for Orange County January wind event...OCFA
National Weather Service San Diego CA
258 PM PST Tue Jan 7 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 PST on January 07.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
This forecast represents conditions expected in the area just
south of Irvine Lake. Very strong winds continue today through the
early afternoon Wednesday. Winds will pick up further this
evening from current conditions, peaking late this evening through
early Wednesday afternoon (strongest period about 2100 PST today
to 1200 PST Wed). Winds will continue to be gusty through
Wednesday, but will gradually decrease through the day into the
overnight period. Along with these winds, poor humidity recovery
tonight into Wednesday, with humidity in the teens expected
through the day Wednesday, even as winds decrease.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust.
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........19-21 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northeast winds 12-20 mph with gusts 25-30 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 20-35 mph with gusts to 35-45 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northeast around 40 mph.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear, clouds dissipating. Patchy
blowing dust.
Min temperature.....45-47 degrees.
Max humidity........23-26 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northeast winds 18-25 mph with gusts
                    to 35 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 25-35 mph with gusts
                    to 45-55 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northeast around 45-55 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust.
Max temperature.....63-65 degrees.
Min humidity........13-16 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northeast winds 16-22 mph with gusts
                    to 35 mph. Winds will be strongest through
the late morning before decreasing gradually
through the day to 12-18 mph, gusts 20-25 mph,
in the evening.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 25-35 mph with gusts
                    to around 45-55 mph. Winds will be strongest through
the late morning before decreasing gradually through
the day to 20-25 mph, gusts 30-35 mph in the evening.
 Ridgetop...........Northeast around 50 mph.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.

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Forecaster...CHANDLER PRICE
Requested by...Daniel Moore
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 01/07/25
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.EMAIL danielmoore@ocfa.org