FNUS76 KSGX 172004 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE PEAK...CNTY SD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1204 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CONTINUED VERY DRY ON WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING WEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS DUE TO A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING OVER THE AREA. A LITTLE COOLER WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THIS TROUGH. HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDING TO THE NORTH THURSDAY WILL BRING WARMING...DRYING... AND RETURN OF NORTHEAST FLOW INTO FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS SHOULD CAUSE STRONGER WEST WINDS AND MORE COOLING AND MOISTENING THAN THE ONE PASSING BY LATE WEDNESDAY. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PST) 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........15 14 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 59 56 RH..............10 10 12 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 5 20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 10 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-2 MPH AFTER 2200 PST. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING THEN SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........EAST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 12 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 56 62 59 RH..............43 20 17 20 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..2 8 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 12 10 10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 38. HIGHS AROUND 59. WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 35. HIGHS AROUND 51. WINDS WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 37. HIGHS AROUND 56. WINDS NORTHEAST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...GARY REECE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091118.MIDDL.01/SGX