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SPOT FORECAST FOR DRD PILES...CNF DESC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
501 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MODERATE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WEST WINDS...COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND HIGHER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AS A DRY COLD
FRONT SLIDES BY TO THE NORTH AND EAST. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER
NEVADA WILL SHIFT THE WINDS TO NORTHEAST BY LATE EVENING AND
BRING IN DRIER AIR TONIGHT. A MODERATE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT IS
FORECAST FOR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. DRY AIR...WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND DIMINISHING EAST WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. ANOTHER DRY COLD FRONT PASSING BY TO THE EAST ON SUNDAY
WILL BRING A TEMPORARY RETURN OF WEST WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY.
ANOTHER WEAK TO MODERATE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT IS FORECAST FOR MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 2000-3000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      10 AM     1 PM      5 PM
SKY (%).........16        19        19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............53        63        59
RH..............43        41        55
20 FT WIND DIR..SW        W         W
20 FT WIND SPD..4         8         8
20 FT WIND GUST.5         15        20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40...OCCURRING IN THE EVENING
                    THEN TEMPERATURES REMAINING STEADY OR RISING OVERNIGHT.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT OCCURRING EARLY THEN DRYING OVERNIGHT
                    TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........DOWNSLOPE 1-2 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER 0200 PDT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........EAST 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 45 MPH
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 25 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........4         4         5         5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............40        47        55        60
RH..............30        20        16        14
20 FT WIND DIR..E         E         E         E
20 FT WIND SPD..16        20        15        12
20 FT WIND GUST.35        40        25        25

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
WARMER. CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 39. HIGHS AROUND 78. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY 6 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 PERCENT. WINDS
EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGH AROUND 73. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 10 PERCENT.
WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 41. HIGHS 70 TO 76.  MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY 9 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 PERCENT. WINDS
EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 MPH...EXCEPT WEST 5 TO 10 IN THE
AFTERNOONS.

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FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR
REQUESTED BY...CINDY PETRICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090326.DRDPI.01/SGX