FNUS76 KSGX 050045
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP...SBNF SBDIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
545 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1701 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAS DEEPENED THE MARINE
LAYER AND BROUGHT HIGHER HUMIDITIES TO THE WEST FACING MOUNTAIN
SLOPES UP TO 5500 FEET. HUMIDITIES DROP RAPIDLY ABOVE 5500 FEET TO
15 TO 20 PERCENT. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH AT 6000 FEET
THIS EVENING. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP MONDAY AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. THE COOL AIRMASS WILL LINGER THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...THEN WARMER TOWARD NEXT WEEKEND AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
REBUILDS OVER THE WEST.


TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT AT 6000 FEET INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT
                    AT 2000 FEET.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
                    MPH...BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...BECOMING 500-1000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH...BECOMING 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT AT 6000 FEET INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT AT
                    2000 FEET.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT AT 6000 FEET INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT
                    AT 2000 FEET.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH..BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....NONE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...BECOMING 500-1000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH...BECOMING 5 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 46. HIGHS AROUND 57. WINDS SOUTH
5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS AROUND 47. HIGHS AROUND 62. WINDS
SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. LOWS AROUND 52. HIGHS AROUND 64. WINDS
SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 51. HIGHS AROUND 66. WINDS NORTHWEST
5 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...DAN ATKIN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WAKOSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091003.SHEEP.01/SGX