FNUS76 KSGX 222047
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEAPS PEAK PROJECT...SBNF FRON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1247 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ON THURSDAY A WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO THE NORTH SHOULD
RESULT IN MUCH LIGHTER GENERAL WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST. THESE WILL
BE OVERCOME BY THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON UPSLOPE WINDS...SO LOOK
FOR A WIND SHIFT SHORTLY AFTER THE SOUTHWEST SLOPES OF HEAPS PEAK
BECOME UNSHADED. CONVERSELY...THE GENERAL WINDS WILL ADD TO THE
DOWNSLOPE WINDS DURING THE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. SIMILAR WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY. THIS WEEKEND...A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. OVER THE BURN SITE THIS SHOULD
RESULT IN COOLER TEMPERATURES...SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY...AN
INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST WINDS...BUT NO PRECIPITATION.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........NORTHEAST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 MPH UNTIL 1000 PST...
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 MPH AFTER 1100 PST.              MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000 PST...THEN
                    2500 FT AGL 1000-1500 PST.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........NORTHEAST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 33 TO 37. HIGHS 48 TO 53. WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MIN RH 30 PERCENT. MAX RH 60 PERCENT.


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FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR
REQUESTED BY...JERMEY ELLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120223.HEAPS.01/SGX