FNUS76 KSGX 010023 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 523 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1534 PDT ON AUGUST 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL MAINTAIN A DRY AND STABLE WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE INCIDENT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 7-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT DURING THE AFTERNOONS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT. FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE EAST BRINGING SLIGHT WARMING AND A MINOR INCREASE IN MOISTURE. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE PRESENT FOR A SMALL CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL...BECOMING 500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 2500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 51. HIGHS AROUND 94. WINDS WEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY THROUGH LABOR DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 54 TO 59. HIGHS 94 TO 97. WINDS WEST 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOONS. $$ FORECASTER...MARK MOEDE REQUESTED BY...LANCE HEISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110831.RIDGE.02/SGX