648  
FNUS76 KLOX 172133  
FWSLOX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GIFFORD FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
233 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
SHOWERS WILL BE ON-AND-OFF FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK.  
THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY, ESPECIALLY 6AM TO 4PM,  
WHEN THERE WILL BE A 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR LIGHTNING STRIKES. THERE  
IS A SMALL TO MEDIUM CHANCE FOR FLOODING AND BURN-SCAR DEBRIS FLOWS,  
ESPECIALLY BEFORE NOON. HOWEVER, ADDITIONAL BRIEF HEAVY SHOWERS  
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND INTO THURSDAY  
NIGHT. FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, A FEW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN  
POSSIBLE, THOUGH THE FLOODING RISK WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LOWER.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY  
IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...COHEN  
REQUESTED BY...JACOB SLATER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 09/17/25  
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