FNUS76 KSGX 291249
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PALOMAR OBSERVATORY CAMP GROUND PILES...CNF PALO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
449 AM PST WED DEC 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RAIN WITH GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS TODAY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS THROUGH
THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. VERY
COLD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH FAIR WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST COULD BRING MORE SHOWERS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY DENSE FOG. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND................
   MID-FLAME........BREEZY. WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 2000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND................
   MID-FLAME........WINDS WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH...BECOMING 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND................
   MID-FLAME........WINDS NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 26. HIGHS AROUND 36. WINDS WEST 10 MPH.
.NEW YEARS DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 27. HIGHS AROUND 37. WINDS EAST 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 27. HIGHS AROUND 38. WINDS EAST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STEFANIE SULLIVAN
REQUESTED BY...CLAYTON RIZZI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101229.PALOM.01/SGX