Map for 7-Day
OSCC Main Title
Issued: Sunday, May 20, 2012 Updated daily by 9 AM 
Predictive Service Areas Ytd Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
May 19 May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26
SC01 - Eastern Sierra 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SC02 - Central Sierra 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SC03 - Southern Sierra 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SC04 - Sierra Foothills 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Legend: SC05 - Central Valley 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1
SC06 - Central Coast Interior 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Fuel Dryness SC07 - Central Coast 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
  Moist - Little or no risk for large fires. SC08 - South Coast 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SC09 - Western Mountains 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
  Dry - Low risk of large fires in the absence of a "High Risk" event.
SC10 - Eastern Mountains 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SC11 - Southern Mountains 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
  Very Dry - Low/Moderate risk of large fires in the absence of a "High Risk" event.
SC12 - Lower Deserts 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
SC13 - Eastern Deserts 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SC14 - Central Mojave 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
High Risk Days SC15 - Upper Deserts 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
  At least a 20% chance of a "Large Fire" due to a combination of either "Dry" or "Very Dry" fuel dryness and an Ignition Trigger.  High Risk Days will include a symbol indicating the type of trigger event. SC16 - Northern Deserts 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
  At least a 20% chance of a new "Large Fire" or significant growth on existing fires due to a combination of either "Dry" or "Very Dry"  fuel dryness and a Critical Burn Environment.  High Risk Days will include a symbol indicating the type of trigger event.
Ignition Trigger
~ Lightning - Defined differently in each Predictive Service Area.   See "Product Description and Explanation Page" for details.
Critical Burn Environment
W Windy and Dry - Defined differently in each Predictive Service Area.   See "Product Description and Explanation Page" for details.
NOTICE: Forecast for the following PSA's may be unavailable or unrepresentative of actual conditions due to missing observations from the stations listed below: 
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