FNUS76 KSGX 151943 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR STONE CREEK...SBNF SBDIS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1243 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1235 PDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN TODAY AND TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AND TRAILING ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL INCREASE THE GENERAL AND RIDGE LEVEL WINDS AND BRING INCREASING CLOUDS. LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS AND A FEW RAINDROPS MAY FALL OVER THE BURN SITE...BUT NO WETTING RAINS ARE FORECAST FROM THIS TROUGH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL TEMPORARILY REBUILD BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING CLEARING AND LIGHTER WINDS TO THE BURN SITE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN/SNOW WITH STRONGER WINDS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EXCEPT FOR HIGH CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........USPLOPE/WEST 5 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WEST 5 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT...THEN VARIABLE/DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 20 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65...DOWN 5. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT...UP 10. WIND................ SLOPES...........UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........WEST 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW UPPER SLOPES...FEW SPRINKLES AT BURN SITE ELEVATION. SLOPE WINDS VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST GUSTS 20 MPH. RIDGE LEVEL WINDS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 80 PERCENT. SNOW LEVEL 8600 FEET. LOW TEMPERATURE 37. .THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 55...DOWN 10. SLOPE WINDS WEST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RIDGE LEVEL WINDS WEST 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 35 PERCENT...LITTLE CHANGE. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 31. HIGHS AROUND 60...UP 5. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20 PERCENT. SLOPE WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE LEVEL WINDS SOUTHWEST 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 MPH. .SATURDAY... COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 36. WINDS WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...MARK BARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110315.STONE.01/SGX