FNUS76 KSGX 301719 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR PALA FIRE...CDF SDU NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1019 AM PDT TUE AUG 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0941 PDT ON AUGUST 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MARINE LAYER DEPTH IS 1800 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...FORECAST TO DEEPEN TO 2500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL MODERATE TEMPERATURES AND INCREASE HUMIDITY BELOW THESE ELEVATIONS. ABOVE THESE ELEVATIONS AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE EXTREMELY DRY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 10 PERCENT FOR MORE THAN 10 HOURS TODAY WITH ONLY A FEW HOURS RECOVERY ABOVE 25 PERCENT DURING THE EVENING HOURS. A DRY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH CALIFORNIA TODAY...WILL BECOME STATIONARY ALONG A BAKERSFIELD TO SANTA BARBARA LINE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE GENERAL WINDS ACROSS THE INCIDENT TO INCREASE TO SOUTHWEST 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL ALIGN WITH THE NORMAL CANYON WINDS AND PRODUCE GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH A MARINE LAYER DEPTH AROUND 2500 FEET....VERY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS ABOVE THIS...AND SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. FRIDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION DAY WITH MARINE LAYER BEGINS TO LOWER AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALOFT. WARMING TREND TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH DURING THE MORNING... SOUTHWEST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT AGL 1100 PDT-1500 PDT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............71 77 83 88 89 90 90 89 87 RH..............54 46 38 30 25 22 21 23 26 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 25 25 25 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.0 0 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 25 25 25 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR BUT HAZY EVENING...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY WITH FOG FORMING OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 2000 PDT. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............83 79 74 71 69 67 66 66 64 63 62 62 RH..............31 35 50 55 60 75 80 80 85 90 95 95 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S E E E NE NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 1 2 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW S S S E E E NE NE NE E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 1 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........AREAS OF MORNING FOG THEN SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........EAST 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH AND GUSTY LATE IN THE MORNING. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH...BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........6 6 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 71 87 89 RH..............62 45 26 21 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 0 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.2 0 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.3 5 10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 59. HIGHS AROUND 90. WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 62. HIGHS AROUND 92. WINDS WEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...DARYLL PINA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110830.PALAF.01/SGX