FNUS76 KSGX 121335 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR HEAPS PEAK PILE BURN...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 535 AM PST MON DEC 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE HEAPS PEAK AREA FOR 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. THE STORM WILL EXIT THE REGION ON TUESDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS TAPERING OFF DURING THE DAY. FAIR AND DRY FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH A WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN. A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTH WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW DEVELOPING...HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 20 MPH AND GUSTY. CHC WETTING PRECP...100 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 15 MPH. CHC WETTING PRCP....95 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. COLD. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 MPH. CHC WETTING PRCP....70 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...MARK MOEDE REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH RUIZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111212.HEAPS.01/SGX