Second Heat Wave on the Way

The second heat wave of the year will hit the area next week according to the National Weather forecast.

Temperatures continued to decline on Thursday due to a 1,200-foot-deep marine layer, but temperatures will start ramping up slowly Friday and will be in the 90s in several communities next Wednesday.

The NWS forecasts partly cloudy skies in L.A. County today and highs of 83 in Pasadena, 83 in Pasadena, 72 on Mount Wilson; 71 in Avalon; 72 on Mount Wilson; at LAX; 82 in San Gabriel. Highs will generally vacillate between the low and mid-80s.

Powerful northwest winds will generate rough seas today as the Southland’s first heat wave of 2020 dissipates.

A small craft advisory will be in effect until 3 p.m. today, immediately followed by a gale warning scheduled to expire at 3 a.m. Friday.

Northwest winds of 20 to 30 knots with gusts of up to 40 knots and  combined seas of 7 to 12 feet are expected when conditions are at their most severe, according to the NWS.

“Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions,” the NWS said. “Strong winds will create dangerous sea conditions, which could capsize or damage small and large vessels

Partly cloudy skies are forecast in Orange County today, along with highs of 66 in San Clemente; 67 in Laguna Beach; 68 in Newport Beach and on Santiago Peak; 72 on Ortega Highway at 2,600 feet; 74 at Fremont Canyon; 77 and in Fullerton, Irvine, Mission Viejo and at Trabuco Canyon; 78 in Yorba Linda; and 79 in Anaheim.