FNUS76 KSGX 192328
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAIL FIRE...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
428 PM PDT SAT SEP 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1616 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AND WEAK ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING VERY WARM WEATHER
AND MODERATE HUMIDITIES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE MARINE LAYER
WILL BE NEAR 1000 FEET DEEP. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE WEST AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING VERY DRY CONDITIONS
WITH VERY HOT DAYTIME WEATHER TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY OF HUMIDITIES. ONLY A VERY SLIGHT RECOVERY IN
HUMIDITIES ON THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND IS EXPECTED DUE TO MINOR
COOLING. WEAK OFFSHORE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES
AND CANYONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...PRIMARILY DUE TO LOCAL BREEZES AND
LONG DURATIONS OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER 2000. LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL...BECOMING 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100.
                    LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN...BECOMING 11500-12000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER 2000.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL...BECOMING 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100.
                    LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN...BECOMING 11500-12000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRANDT MAXWELL
REQUESTED BY...JODIE GRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090919.VAILF.01/SGX