FNUS76 KSGX 281219 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE VALLEY PILE BURNING...CNF PALO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 419 AM PST FRI JAN 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BREAK DOWN TODAY AS A TROUGH MOVES TOWARDS THE COAST. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENTS BY LATE MORNING. WATCH OUT FOR A WIND REVERSAL FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST BY NOON. THE AIR MASS WILL STILL BE EXTREMELY DRY WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND FINE DEAD FUEL BEDS MAY BE RECEPTIVE FOR SPOT FIRES. THE MARINE AIR WILL SURGE INLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON...LEADING TO DRIZZLE AND FOG OVER THE BURN SITE BY SUNDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN INTO MONDAY. COOL NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. MUCH DRIER AND WINDIER TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AS ANOTHER SANTA ANA WIND EVENT DEVELOPS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH DIMINISHING AND BECOMING UPSLOPE/SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1100 PST... BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0930 PST...THEN LIFTING TO 7000 FT AGL UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN LOWERING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 66 71 73 72 72 72 70 65 RH..............27 22 19 18 19 20 20 22 27 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E S SW SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 2 2 4 5 6 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 5 5 7 10 10 10 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WEST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST/DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH. RIDGETOP.........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/EAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0930 PST...BECOMING 2500-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. LOWS AROUND 44. HIGHS AROUND 58. WINDS WEST 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 0.12 INCHES. LOWS AROUND 44. HIGHS AROUND 58. WINDS WEST 10 MPH. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 44. HIGHS AROUND 58. WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 35 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... CLEAR...DRY AND WINDY. LOWS AROUND 44. HIGHS AROUND 66. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 35 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BRENZEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110128.GOOSE.01/SGX