FNUS76 KSGX 271255 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR FRY CREEK...CNF PALO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 555 AM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0001 PDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS TODAY... ...VERY DRY AND WARM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH WEAK EAST WINDS... ...CONTINUED DRY WITH WEST WINDS INCREASING SUNDAY ...ANOTHER WEAK TO MODERATE SANTA ANA POSSIBLE NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEVADA WITH RIDGE ALOFT ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL SUPPORT MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS TODAY. EAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON BUT CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. NORMAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER DRY COLD FRONT MOVING BY TO THE EAST ON SUNDAY WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO WEST AND INCREASE. FOLLOWING THIS COLD FRONT HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER NEVADA AND THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL AGAIN BE SUPPORTIVE OF WEAK EAST WINDS ACROSS THE BURN SITE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL BY 1400 PDT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS EAST 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP.........EAST 15 TO 20 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH THROUGH 1200 PDT...THEN WEST 3 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 45. HIGHS AROUND 62. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 13 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 30 PERCENT. WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 41. HIGHS 59. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 8 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 20 PERCENT. WINDS EAST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 41. HIGHS 64. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 40 PERCENT. WINDS WEST 10 MPH WITH GUST 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...TIM GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090327.FRYCR.01/SGX