FNUS76 KSGX 081206 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR SAN VICENTE FUELBREAK...CNF DESC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 406 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDING OVER NEVADA TODAY AND TONIGHT AND LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CREATE GENERAL WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST TO EAST. WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 35 MPH DOWN THE SAN DIEGO RIVER CANYON LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RECENT WETTING RAINS...AND ANTECEDENT FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS SHOULD ALLOW FOR PICKUP OF ANY SPOT FIRES BEYOND THE OUTSIDE THE PILE BURN PERIMETER. FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...IT WILL BE WARMER AND MUCH DRIER AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALOFT...HOWEVER THE GENERAL EAST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE ONLY HALF AS STRONG AND CONFINED TO THE MORNING HOURS...WITH LOCAL WINDS PREVAILING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FOR FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY MARCH 14 THERE IS A COOLING AND MOISTENING TREND FORECAST AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN AND A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS MOVE INLAND TO THE NORTH. NO SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAINS ARE FORECAST...BUT THE MARINE LAYER WILL LIKELY DEEPEN AND MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE AND PRODUCE FOG AND DRIZZLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS..... SLOPES...........EAST 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO EAST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING...AND NORTHEAST 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 12 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........32 32 32 32 13 13 13 13 13 13 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 44 51 56 60 63 66 66 66 67 66 63 RH..............64 64 51 43 37 30 25 24 26 28 30 33 EYE LEVEL WINDS DIRECTION..E E NE NE E E E E E E E E WIND SPEED..4 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 WIND GUSTS..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS...... SLOPES...........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 20 MPH...BECOMING EAST 15 MPH AFTER 0200 PST CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS...... SLOPES...........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH IN THE MORNING SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON RIDGETOP.........EAST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH IN THE MORNING EAST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...AND EAST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 51. HIGHS AROUND 78. MAX HUMIDITY 25 PERCENT. MIN HUMIDITY 9 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WIND EAST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...WITH WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 25 MPH THROUGH CANYONS. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR MORNING...INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. LOWS AROUND 51. HIGHS AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY 45 PERCENT. MIN HUMIDITY 20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 51. HIGHS AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY 75 PERCENT. MIN HUMIDITY 35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE DURING THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY 100 PERCENT. MIN HUMIDITY 30 PERCENT. WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...JAMIE HENRICHSEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110308.SANVI.01/SGX