FNUS76 KSGX 071407 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR 173 CORRIDOR...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 707 AM PDT TUE APR 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS FOR ROCK CAMP DUE TO INACCURATE LAT/LON IN THE SPOT REQUEST. LIGHT SE WINDS AT ROCK CAMP THIS MORNING WILL TURN SW AROUND NOON AND INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS ONSHORE FLOW STRENGTHENS AND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL INITIALLY BE LOW...AROUND 15-20 PERCENT...THEN INCREASE TO GREATER THAN 75 PERCENT BY TONIGHT. THERE COULD BE BRIEF PERIOD AROUND MID DAY WHEN THE WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE BUT THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINS LOW. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CALIFORNIA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH GENERALLY LIGHT AMOUNTS. EXPECT PATCHY DENSE FOG OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTH OF ROCK CAMP. A SECOND TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. FAIR AND WARMER FOR SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL...BECOMING 4000-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....55 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL...BECOMING 1500-2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...STEVE VANDERBURG REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CROWDER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090407.173CO.02/SGX