FNUS76 KSGX 110826 CCA FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BEDFORD RX...CNF TRAB NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1225 AM PST MON JAN 11 2010 CORRECTION TO TAG LINE AND MIXING HEIGHT FORECAST... FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2245 PST ON JANUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY AGAIN TODAY WITH NORTHEAST WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND NORMAL SLOPE WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. TUESDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION DAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BREAKING DOWN AND SOUTHWEST FLOW RETURNING. THIS SHOULD CAUSE DOWN CANYON WINDS TO BE STRONGER DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHILE TEMPERATURES ARE STILL WARM AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOW. A WEAK FRONT IS STILL FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA BUT THE THREAT OF WETTING RAIN...THOUGH LOW...WILL LINGER THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...AND THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 60 PERCENT NOW. A FAIRLY RAPID DRYING TREND IS STILL FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW BY THURSDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD BE THE LAST DRYING TREND FOR SOME TIME. A VERY WET AND STORMY WEATHER IS INDICATED FOR NEXT WEEK. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH UP CANYON IN THE MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......STRONG INVERSION WITHIN 500 FT AGL UNTIL 0930 PST... THEN MIXING TO 3500 FT AGL AFTER NOON MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 54. HIGH 75. WINDS SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH DOWN CANYON IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 20 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 52. HIGHS AROUND 60. WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH GUSTING 20 MPH DOWN CANYON. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 45. HIGHS AROUND 61. WINDS NORTHEAST WINDS NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...JACOB GIPSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100110.BEDFO.01/SGX