FNUS76 KSGX 251245 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR DRD PILES...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 545 AM PDT WED MAR 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO THE NORTH WILL BREAK DOWN TODAY. AIR MASS WILL REMAIN VERY DRY TODAY. WATCH OUT FOR A WIND SHIFT AROUND MID DAY WITH INCREASING WEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...EXPECT GUSTY WEST WINDS...HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND COOLER TEMPERATURES AS COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS NEVADA AND MOJAVE DESERT. HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BRING A RETURN OF DRY NORTHEAST WINDS AND MUCH DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY. NEXT WEEK WEATHER COMPUTER MODELS ARE INDICATING POSSIBILITY OF LATE SEASON WINTER STORM DEVELOPING THAT MIGHT BRING WETTING RAIN OR SNOW TO THE BURN SITE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........EAST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO WEST BY MIDDAY AND INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 5500 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 9 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........10 12 12 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 66 73 64 RH..............14 10 10 22 20 FT WIND DIR..NE W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 8 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WEST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH. RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...INCREASING TO WEST 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH. RIDGETOP.........WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. TIME (PDT) 9 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........18 20 20 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 55 60 55 RH..............65 50 39 60 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 12 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.5 20 20 20 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 35. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 12 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 33 PERCENT. WINDS EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 71. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 7 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 20 PERCENT. WINDS EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 41. HIGHS AROUND 76. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 9 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 30 PERCENT. WINDS EAST 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO WEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOONS. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 39. HIGHS 70 TO 76. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 13 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...CINDY PETRICH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090325.DRDPI.01/SGX