FNUS76 KSGX 241459
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARVE ACRE...CNF DESC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
658 AM PST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0645 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TEMPORARILY BUILDING OVER AREA TODAY
THEN BREAKING DOWN TONIGHT AS ANOTHER WEAK TROUGH APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST. THIS TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS ON WEDNESDAY CAUSING AN
INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST WINDS...CLOUDS...SOME COOLING AND MOISTENING
BUT NO PRECIPITATION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY FOR WARMING AND DRYING TREND AND WEAK PRESSURE
GRADIENTS...SO WINDS SHOULD BE MOSTLY SLOPE DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS DOWNSLOPE/NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/WEST 2-5 MPH AFTER 1000 PST WITH
                    GUSTS 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (PST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........45     45     45     45     45     45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     47     63     69     68     67
RH..............90     74     41     27     281    29
20 FT WIND......NE 1   NE 2   W 1    W 2    W 4    NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.3      4      3      5      7      10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS DOWNSLOPE/EAST 1-3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS DOWNSLOPE/NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    WEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 30 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (PST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........35     32     31     31     31     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     45     58     64     64     64
RH..............88     83     52     44     46     47
20 FT WIND......E 1    NE 1   W 4    W 8    W 10   W 12
20 FT WIND GUST.4      3      8      12     15     25

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 66.
RIDGE LEVEL WINDS NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 42. HIGHS 70 TO 75.
RIDGE LEVEL WINDS WINDS WEST 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 45. HIGHS AROUND 75.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 44. HIGHS AROUND 68.

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FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR
REQUESTED BY...JOHN TRUETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.CARVE.01/SGX