FNUS76 KSGX 251500 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR CARVEACRE...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 700 AM PST WED FEB 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MARINE LAYER IS RAPIDLY DEEPENING THIS MORNING AND WILL LIKELY RISE TO 3500 FEET BY MID MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE BRIEF FOG AND DRIZZLE OVER THE INCIDENT AS WELL AS CLOUDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ANY CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON WILL BE LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WEST WINDS. FRO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY THE MARINE LAYER WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET...CONTINUING TO IMPACT BURN AREA ELEVATIONS. MARINE LAYER DEPTH SHOULD LOWER BELOW BURN ELEVATIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES EAST OF AREA. THIS SHOULD CAUSE CLEAR SKIES..EASTERLY WINDS... AND MUCH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. THIS DRYING AND WARMING TREND ENDS ON SUNDAY AS ANOTHER TROUGH BEGINS TO MOVE TOWARDS THE COAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY MORNING WITH CHANCE OF FOG AND LIGHT DRIZZLE. PARTLY CLOUDY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 MPH GUSTING 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...BECOMING 2000-2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 75 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 58 60 58 RH..............60 55 50 55 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 8 W 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWN SLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING BECOMING EAST 2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THROUGH LATE MORNING WITH CHANCE OF FOG AND DRIZZLE...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........DOWN SLOPE 1-2 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... WEST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 15 WITH GUSTS 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 2500-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 80 55 35 46 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 48 52 60 63 63 RH..............100 90 75 55 50 50 20 FT WIND......S 0 N 0 NW 2 NW 4 W 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 15 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS AROUND 47. HIGHS AROUND 71. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 PERCENT. WINDS MOSTLY SLOPE DRIVEN EXCEPT WEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS AROUND 49. HIGHS AROUND 78. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT. WINDS EAST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. .SUNDAY... INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 59. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 PERCENT. WINDS EAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...BRIAN RHODES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090225.CARVE.01/SGX