FNUS76 KSGX 021313 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR DRD PILES...CNF DESC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 513 AM PST WED DEC 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DEEP MARINE LAYER WILL BE BELOW BURN SITE ELEVATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT IT MAY INCREASE WEST WINDS AND HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COASTAL SLOPES AND DESERT SLOPES. DRY COLD FRONT OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL PUSH UP AGAINST DESERT SLOPES ON THURSDAY... AND PUSH WEST OF BURN SITE THURSDAY EVENING. FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECT HUMIDITY TO LOWER TO 15 PERCENT AND EAST WINDS TO GUST NEAR 35 MPH. THESE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. A RAPID RETURN OF ONSHORE FLOW AND MOISTURE IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY WITH CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN/SNOW BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NEXT WEEK LOOKS QUITE WET WITH SERIES OF STORMS HEADING TOWARDS CALIFORNIA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. TIME (PST) 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........54 32 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 54 50 RH..............20 19 35 20 FT WIND DIR..W E W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 5 20 FT WIND GUST.4 5 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. TIME (PST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........26 26 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 35 33 31 RH..............52 49 51 55 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 0 0 0 20 FT WIND GUST.8 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53. MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 20 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............32 33 41 45 48 51 52 53 51 52 51 46 RH..............53 53 39 32 29 24 22 21 21 23 27 27 20 FT WIND DIR..W N N SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 0 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 8 10 20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 1 3 5 5 5 5 5 10 12 15 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY... CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 31. HIGHS AROUND 50. WINDS NORTHEAST 15 MPH GUSTING 35 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 30 PERCENT. .SATURDAY... SUNNY DAY. PARTLY CLOUDY NIGHT. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 52. WINDS EAST 10 MPH GUSTING 25 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 25 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PERCENT. .SUNDAY... BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A 15 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 46. WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 50 PERCENT. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS AROUND 33. HIGHS AROUND 47. WINDS SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 40 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 50 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...RICK MARINELLI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091202.DRDPI.01/SGX