FNUS76 KSGX 021341
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SW WILDLAND PREPAREDNESS DRILL...CDF RRU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
641 AM PDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0623 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING GUSTY EAST
WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
WINDS NEAR THE FIRE WILL BE LIGHT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING EAST
AND GUSTY AFTER 8 AM. GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 25 MPH. WINDS WILL
DECREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO
AROUND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE RECOVERY OVERNIGHT.
CONTINUED WARM AND VERY DRY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH WEAKER WINDS.
COOLER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST TO EAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........CALM...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 55. HIGHS AROUND 92. WINDS SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 52. HIGHS AROUND 88. WINDS WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 52. HIGHS AROUND 82. WINDS SOUTHWEST
10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STEFANIE SULLIVAN
REQUESTED BY...TODD HOPKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDLAND FIRE DRILL
.TAG 20110502.SWWIL.01/SGX