FNUS76 KSGX 121433 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BEDFORD RX...CNF TRAB NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 633 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE AREA AND IS WEAKENING. A TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY AND REACH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR A CHANCE OF LIGHT WETTING RAINS. LINGERING MOISTURE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY MORNING WILL KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY FAIRLY HIGH. STRONG DRYING TREND THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY WITH A RETURN OF OFFSHORE WIND PATTERN AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS TO THE NORTH. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING ONSHORE THIS WEEKEND WILL REPLACE THE HIGH AND BRING INCREASING CLOUDS AND COOLING. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A VERY WET AND STORMY PATTERN NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH DOWN CANYON IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST 5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......MODERATE INVERSION 500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900 PST...THEN MIXING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARDS SUNRISE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A TRACE TO 0.01 INCHES. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........SOUTH 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH DOWN CANYON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 0.10 TO 0.20 INCHES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH DOWN CANYON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH. CWR.................25 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 46. HIGHS AROUND 69. WINDS NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTY. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 PERCENT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 20 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 73. WINDS NORTHEAST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 30 PERCENT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 68. WINDS SOUTH 5 MPH. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 30 PERCENT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...JACOB GIPSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100112.BEDFO.01/SGX