FNUS76 KSGX 171009 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR 2011 SD COUNTY WILDLAND FIRE DRILL - TUESDAY...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 309 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THIS MORNING WILL BRING SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 4 AM...TAPERING OFF AFTER 2 PM. HEAVIEST SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND NOON. WINDS WILL BE SOUTH AND GUSTY IN THE MORNING...WEAKENING AND TURNING WEST BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 PM. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 0.25 AND 0.35 INCHES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH... BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....90 PERCENT...BECOMING 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........95 95 95 95 95 97 97 97 97 97 97 96 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............52 53 55 57 58 60 61 61 62 61 61 60 RH..............80 80 76 72 71 68 67 68 68 71 71 75 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 6 8 10 11 11 12 10 8 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 8 10 12 15 17 20 18 15 12 10 $$ FORECASTER...STEFANIE SULLIVAN REQUESTED BY...STEVE BUCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110517.2011S.02/SGX