FNUS76 KSGX 251750 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTHFORK...SBNF SBDIS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 950 AM PST SUN JAN 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY BRINGING COOLING...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...AND GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE TROUGH...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL BUILD INTO CALIFORNIA WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN BRINGING WEAK TO LOCALLY MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS. THIS WILL BRING WARMING AND DRYING FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WEAKENING OFFSHORE FLOW FOR NEXT WEEKEND SHOULD BRING SOME COOLING NEAR THE COAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........WEST 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CHC WETTING RAIN....15 TO 20 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTY. RIDGETOP.........WEST 50 MPH AND GUSTY. CHC WETTING RAIN....30 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...PHIL GONSALVES REQUESTED BY...MATT ESCONDEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090125.NORTH.01/SGX