FNUS76 KSGX 111423 RRA FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BEDFORD RX...CNF TRAB NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 618 AM PST MON JAN 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2245 PST ON JANUARY 12. 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. .TODAY... 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........DOWNSLOPE/SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........UPSLOPE/SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... THEN SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH DOWN CANYON IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 0.05 INCHES. LOWS AROUND 52. HIGHS AROUND 56. WINDS WEST 10 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 PERCENT...OCCURRING IN THE MORNING WITH HUMIDITY INCREASING DURING THE DAY TO 80 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 45. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 68. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 18 PERCENT. WINDS NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 49. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 40 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 73. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT. WINDS NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...JACOB GIPSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100111.BEDFO.01/SGX