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SPOT FORECAST FOR SD COUNTY WILDLAND FIRE DRILL - APRIL 21...CNTY SD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
750 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009

...TEST...TEST...TEST...

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 PDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THIS FORECAST IS FOR DRILL PURPOSES ONLY...

.DISCUSSION...
IN THIS SECTION WOULD BE A DISCUSSION OF THE WEATHER PATTERN,
GENERAL WINDS, AND ANY WEATHER RELATED WATCH OUT SITUATIONS FOR
THIS OPERATIONAL PERIOD AND THE NEXT OPERATIONAL PERIOD. SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CHANGES AFFECTING THE INCIDENT IN THE THIRD PERIOD OR
BEYOND MAY ALSO BE MENTIONED BRIEFLY.

.TODAY... (WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL PERIOD FOLLOWS)

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND.......... (NORMALLY AT 20 FT LEVEL, UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)
  SLOPES...........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN
                   WEST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH IN THE MID TO LATE
                   AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                   DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT... (THE NEXT OPERATIONAL PERIOD)
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WEST 10 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 10 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT THEN
                    EAST 2-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 MPH THROUGH 2000 PDT...THEN
                    VARIABLE/EAST 1-2 MPH.

.OUTLOOK... (THE THIRD OPERATIONAL PERIOD AND POSSIBLY OUT TO 7 DAYS)

.DAY 2...
PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING THEN SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 78. WINDS WEST 10 TO 20
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT.

.DAY 3 THROUGH DAY 4...
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. WARMER HIGHS 80 TO 85. DRIER WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY 5 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WITH MAXIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY 25 PERCENT. WINDS EAST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH DURING
THE MORNING HOURS...SHIFTING TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR
REQUESTED BY...RON LAFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.SDCOU.01/SGX