FNUS76 KSGX 151520 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR FRY CREEK PILES...CNF PALO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 720 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON DECEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS DUE TO WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT. HOWEVER THROUGH WEDNESDAY A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE CELL AT THE SURFACE...AND CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AN OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE BURN SITE. THIS WILL KEEP THE AIR MASS RELATIVELY DRY ALONG WITH PREDOMINATE EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS. FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT TO THE NORTH REBUILDS AND SHIFTS SLOWLY EASTWARD. THIS SHOULD PROVIDE CLEAR SKIES AND CONTINUE THE DRY AIR AND INCREASE THE NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE BURN SITE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........MOSTLY EAST 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING. RIDGETOP.........EAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PST) 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 50 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 56 49 RH..............21 15 16 20 FT WIND DIR..E S E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........EAST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 MPH. RIDGETOP.........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. TIME (PST) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 70 50 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 41 42 42 RH..............22 22 20 18 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 60. MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........EAST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........EAST 5 MPH. TIME (PST) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 35 34 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 53 58 56 RH..............21 11 14 20 20 FT WIND DIR..E NE S W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 1 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 5 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 42. HIGHS AROUND 64. WINDS NORTHEAST 5 MPH. .FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS AROUND 64. WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...TALBOT HAYES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091215.FRYCR.01/SGX