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SPOT FORECAST FOR CARVEACRE...CNF DESC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
900 AM PST THU FEB 26 2009

UPDATED DISCUSSION AND SATURDAY WIND FORECAST...

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH SUNDAY WITH WEAK SANTA ANA
WINDS ON SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...MARINE LAYER DEPTH NEAR 3500 FEET TODAY WILL LOWER
BELOW BURN ELEVATIONS TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS. HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY THEN SHIFTING SLOWLY EAST. THIS WILL
CAUSE ABOUT 10 DEGREES WARMING ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH EASTERLY
WINDS DEVELOPING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO
WEAKEN ON SUNDAY....BUT CONTINUED WARM AND RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS
WILL PREVAIL INTO MONDAY. THE NEXT TROUGH THAT COULD BRING WETTING
RAINS TO THE AREA IS NOT EXPECTED TO ARRIVE UNTIL WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........NORTHWEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 15 GUSTING 25 MPH.

TIME (PST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........42     42     42     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     63     64     64
RH..............42     41     40     45
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 4   NW 4   NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.7      10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (PST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........52     54     51     51     51     45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     50     64     70     72     69
RH..............79     68     38     35     34     45
20 FT WIND......NE 0   NE 1   NW 1   NW 2   NW 4   NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.2      2      3      4      7      10

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 51. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 50 PERCENT.
HIGHS AROUND 83. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT. WINDS EAST 5
TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH DURING THE MORNING.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 59. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 40
PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 20 PERCENT. WINDS
SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MONDAY...
INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 53. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 50
PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 76. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 PERCENT. WINDS
WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN RHODES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090226.CARVE.01/SGX