FNUS76 KSGX 121416 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR FRY CREEK...CNF PALO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 616 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 61. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........EAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO WEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN BY SUNRISE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TRACE TO 0.01 INCHES. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 20 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 0.10 TO 0.15 INCHES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. CWR.................35 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.05 INCHES. LOW AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PERCENT. WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 54. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 PERCENT. WINDS NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 42. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 57. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 10 PERCENT. WINDS EAST 5 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTY. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 41. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 30 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 54. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT. WINDS EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...TALBOT HAYES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100112.FRYCR.01/SGX