FNUS76 KSGX 211204 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR PRD PILES...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 404 AM PST WED JAN 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE FOR FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING SLOW COOLING AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN TODAY WITH PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH GREATER COOLING FOR THURSDAY. DRYING AND MINOR WARMING FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST DETAILS FOR LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT GENERALLY NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WITH SOME CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 25 MPH AND GUSTY. CHC WETTING RAIN....65 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL...BECOMING 500-1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CHC WETTING RAIN....95 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TED MACKECHNIE REQUESTED BY...WES RUISE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090121.PRDPI.01/SGX