FNUS76 KSGX 161044 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST GRADE...CNF PALO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 344 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BREAKING DOWN TODAY AS TROUGH MOVES INLAND TO THE NORTH. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE RIDGES AND DOWN ALIGNED CANYONS THIS AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH MOVES SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND BECOMES STATIONARY OVER OR JUST NORTH OF THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE TEMPORARILY REBUILDS FRIDAY BEFORE A STRONGER TROUGH MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS TROUGH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LIGHT RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRYING SATURDAY AFTERNOON/SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE A THIRD TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING COLD SHOWERY CONDITIONS LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WIND...... SLOPES...........UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN SOUTHWEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........WEST 8 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........33 33 31 31 31 31 31 31 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 64 69 71 72 72 73 70 68 RH..............47 41 37 35 36 37 38 42 47 EYE LEVEL WINDS DIRECTION...SW NE E SE SW SW SW SW SW SPEED.......1 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 GUST........2 3 4 4 10 10 12 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WIND....... SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST/DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 MPH GUSTING 20 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........37 37 43 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 49 46 46 RH..............57 90 100 98 EYE LEVEL WIND DIRECTION...SW SW SW SW SPEED.......5 4 2 2 GUST........15 8 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63...DOWN 8. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT...LITTLE CHANGE. EYE LEVEL WIND...... SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL FROM 1000 PDT THROUGH 1400 PDT... LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........51 51 62 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 51 62 61 RH..............99 55 36 38 EYE LEVEL WINDS DIRECTION...SW SW SW SW SPEED.......2 2 4 6 GUST........5 5 8 15 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 38. HIGHS AROUND 62. WINDS WEST 5 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 0.02 INCHES. LOWS AROUND 37. HIGHS AROUND 53. WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN LATE IN THE DAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TRACE TO 0.01 INCHES. LOWS AROUND 39. HIGHS AROUND 52. WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH AND GUSTY. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...TALBOT HAYES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110316.EASTG.01/SGX