FIRE WEATHER FORECAST

A ridge of high pressure will build into California from the Pacific Ocean through Wednesday. A weak Pacific trough will move inland across California Thursday and Friday. Another ridge of high pressure will build into California from the Pacific Ocean once again Saturday into early next week.

· Temperatures will warm to around 5 degrees above normal through Wednesday, with 60s to low 70s across the mountains and mid-70s to mid-80s in the valleys.

· Minimum humidity will drop to mainly between 15% and 30% away from the coastal areas through Wednesday.

· Southwest to northwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph will surface across the mountain ridges and desert passes Wednesday evening through Thursday night.

· Temperatures will cool to near normal Thursday and Friday.

· Temperatures will warm to 5 to 10 degrees above normal Saturday into early next week.

· Minimum humidity will increase to mainly between 20% and 40% away from the deserts Thursday into early next week.

· There will be no shower or thunderstorm activity across the region through early next week.