FNUS76 KSGX 101950 CCA FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUFF 2...CDF RRU NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1250 PM PDT THU SEP 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1158 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CORRECTED DISCUSSION...FORECAST REMAINS SAME .DISCUSSION...CORRECTED HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ALOFT TODAY FOR MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET. EAST TO NORTH EAST WINDS ALOFT WILL BE BATTLING AGAINST NORMAL WEST WINDS THROUGH BANNING PASS. THESE OPPOSING WINDS ARE AVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE WHIRLS AND DUST DEVILS...ESPECIALLY NEAR RIDGE LINES. EXPECT SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH SUNDAY...MID LEVEL FLOW BECOMES SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL BRING IN ADDITIONAL MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND LEAD TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE INCIDENT. FOR NEXT WEEK...MARINE LAYER EXPECTED TO DEEPEN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS OF INCIDENT AS TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS UPSLOPE/UP CANYON 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 9000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING 14000-14500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 11500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH...BECOMING 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........26 26 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............92 98 95 RH..............18 15 18 20 FT WIND DIR..S W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW W NW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 8 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL...BECOMING 500-1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........25 25 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............92 78 75 73 RH..............21 32 33 30 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW W NW EYE LVL WND SPD.8 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS UPSLOPE/UP CANYON 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........EAST 5 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 8500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING 15000-16000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 69. HIGHS AROUND 92. WINDS WEST 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 66. HIGHS AROUND 89. WINDS WEST 10 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 61. HIGHS AROUND 90. WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH AND GUSTY. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...KEVIN TURNER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090910.BLUFF.01/SGX