Today’s weather forecast for Thursday, October 25

The following information is courtesy of the National Weather Service.

Weather forecast for Thursday, October 25:

Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

High wind warning

…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT
SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS…NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO
65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE…MAINLY
BELOW THE CAJON PASS…AND IN THE FREMONT…MODJESKA…SANTIAGO
CANYONS IN THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING…THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATION…LOWER COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS…BELOW THE CAJON AND BANNING
PASSES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE…SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS…ORANGE
COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN BELOW THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND CHINO
HILLS…AND NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY.

* VISIBILITY…LOCALLY 3 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST
AND SAND.

* IMPACTS…THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY
FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WINDS
WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG
EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND THROUGH THE
NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY AND NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS THROUGH
ORANGE COUNTY. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

* OUTLOOK…WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW WARNING STRENGTH BY LATE
SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Red flag warning

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 2 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES…WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS…NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS
AROUND 65 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE…MAINLY IN AND BELOW THE
CAJON PASS…FREMONT CANYON…SANTIAGO CANYON…MODJESKA
CANYON…AND IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…LOWEST DAYTIME 5 TO 13 PERCENT WITH POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

* TIMING…8 PM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH 2 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* OUTLOOK…WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.