Fire Weather Forecast

OUTLOOK Wednesday through Friday: The blocking upper ridge resurges northward, flattens, then retrogrades back over the Pacific the latter half of the week maintaining stable and dry conditions. Some early morning cloud and precipitation may linger for Wednesday through northern outer coastal areas, however generally sunnier conditions are then expected to dominate the remainder of the timeframe. Temperatures remain warmer and RH’s remain drier, with light inflows remaining as well although a few areas may see outflows just due to a lack of gradient and ridge shifts in positioning.

CONFIDENCE/DISCUSSION: Good confidence, this ridge feature has been persistent and at least into the mid-range isn’t showing any signs of moving or breaking down. We may see some minor adjustments around RH’s, however the overall the message is ‘dry’.

6 TO 10 DAY Saturday through next Wednesday: The upper ridge continues, shifting and evolving but still present and not showing any signs of moving or breaking down. Expect status quo in conditions, and we’ll have to wait to see when this feature may decide to finally budge. Hints occasionally appear near day 10, but low confidence.

(Note:  RH = Relative Humidity)

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