FNUS76 KSGX 271553 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR PALOMAR OBSERVATORY CAMP GROUND PILES...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 753 AM PST MON DEC 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND MILD WEATHER TODAY AND TUESDAY. WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CAUSE VERY LOCAL BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN CANYONS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. A STORM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL LIKELY BRING RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER UPPER LOW COULD BRING MORE SHOWERS THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS EAST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS NORTH 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP.........NORTH 10 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 5 MPH...BECOMING 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 15 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN. LOWS AROUND 35. HIGHS AROUND 44. WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. .THURSDAY... COLDER...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 26. HIGHS AROUND 33. WINDS WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 24. HIGHS AROUND 34. WINDS NORTHWEST 10 MPH AND GUSTY. $$ FORECASTER...BRANDT MAXWELL REQUESTED BY...JAMIE HENRICHSEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101227.PALOM.01/SGX