[pct-l] Socal Warmup This Week

[taterno at cox.net]

Socal hikers, be aware that this coming week will bring hot temperatures and low humidities.  Be careful with fire, and stay hydrated.

The following is from the NWS in Oxnard:

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN.. MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

TEMPERATURES WILL HEAT UP ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA BY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY BEFORE COOLING SLIGHTLY ON SATURDAY. THE HOTTEST DAYS SHOULD BE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVERHEAD...AND WEAK OFFSHORE GRADIENTS EXPECTED...SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS COULD REACH INTO THE
LOWER TRIPLE DIGITS SUCH AS WOODLAND HILLS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND PASO ROBLES IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. SOME LOWER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS COULD ALSO REACH 100 DEGREES AS WELL. MOST COASTAL AREAS WILL REACH IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S. IF THE OFFSHORE FLOW STRENGTHENS HOWEVER...SOME COASTAL BEACH CITIES COULD MAKE IT INTO THE MID 90S BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE DURING THE WEEKEND...BUT SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. 

DURING THIS MIDWEEK WARM-UP...EXPECT HUMIDITY LEVELS TO LOWER TO LESS THAN 10 PERCENT IN MANY VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AS WELL AS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. THIS COULD BRING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS TO MANY PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY
AND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.


Tom KI6ASP
The Incredible Bulk