Good morning, Central Coast!
I want to start off with a look at fire weather conditions around the Gifford Fire.
Here is the satellite map of the Gifford fire from 9 a.m. Monday morning.
As of 9 a.m. Monday morning, 65,062 acres have been burned, and containment is holding at 3%.
Overnight crews worked to create dozer lines and strengthen existing fire lines. As we push into Monday afternoon, fire weather danger is increasing and is expected to be a tricky day.
Today will be hot, dry, and windy. All that combines to a really bad day for firefighters. I expect relative humidity to fall to 15%, which, combined with 25+ mph winds, will be conducive for rapid fire growth. For the rest of the week, we will face much warmer weather with temps expected to peak on Thursday above 104° and humidity dropping even lower. While that is not good news, each night temps will cool down and winds will also calm. That should allow some time each day for better progress.
Here is the dashboard for the Gifford Fire.
Here is a look at the forecast across our communities.
This morning, cloud cover and some fog is part of your commute, although the good news is that most spots are seeing visibility above a mile. That means no major issues.
Winds continue to be a concern for all of our communities (not just around the Gifford Fire as stated above). There is a wind advisory for the Gaviota Coastline thanks to another round of wind advisories.
Temps today will be nothing too remarkable. Highs right around normal for this time of the year are expected. Low 90s for interiors, 70s for coastal valleys and 60s for beaches.
Later on this week, highs will climb significantly. That will bring us to triple digits for interior valleys and 80s closer to the coast.
Thursday will be the hottest day of the forecast with highs waning into the weekend.
Have a wonderful day, Central Coast!
