FNUS76 KSGX 111241 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BONITA VISTA...SBNF FRON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 441 AM PST MON JAN 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY AGAIN TODAY UNDER A WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN DUE TO SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEVADA AND A RIDGE ALOFT ALONG THE WEST COAST. CONTINUED DRY TONIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD BE CONDUCIVE FOR NIGHTTIME BURNING OPERATIONS. ON TUESDAY THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN. THIS SHOULD CAUSE INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS WHILE THE AIR IS STILL WARM AND DRY. WINDS MAY BE GUSTING 25 TO 30 MPH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ON WEDNESDAY A WEAK TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THOUGH THE THREAT OF WETTING RAIN IS LOW...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LINGERING COOL MOIST AIR WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER THE BURN AREA. STRONG DRYING TREND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A MODERATE OFFSHORE WIND PATTERN SETS UP. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY BE GUSTING TO 35 MPH DOWN CANYON. THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS VERY WET AND STORMY WEATHER ARE FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........EAST/UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......MODERATE INVERSION NEAR 5000 FT MSL UNTIL 0900 PST... THEN MIXING TO 9500 FT MSL AFTER 1100 PST. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST 3 MPH UNTIL 2000 PST THEN SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......WEAK INVERSION DEVELOPING NEAR 5000 FT MSL AFTER 2000 PST. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 MPH ABOVE INVERSION. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 25 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 25 MPH. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 0.08 INCHES. LOWS AROUND 41. HIGHS AROUND 47. WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 PERCENT...OCCURRING IN THE MORNING WITH HUMIDITY INCREASING DURING THE DAY TO 95 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 31. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 55 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 57. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 PERCENT. WINDS NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 36. HIGHS AROUND 54. WINDS NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 57. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 18 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...BRETT CHAPMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100111.BONIT.03/SGX