FNUS76 KSGX 271256 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR COMMUNITY DEFENSE DECKER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 456 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY. WETTING RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW THIS EVENING WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 2500 FEET. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY AND PEAK THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY TUESDAY. THIS STORM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS FARTHER NORTH BUT WILL INCREASE WINDS WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN DEVELOPS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 2500 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND................ EYE LEVEL........WINDS SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RIDGETOP.........WEST 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....100 PERCENT. LAL.................2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3000 FT AGL...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND................ EYE LEVEL........WINDS WEST 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP.........WEST 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....60 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL...BECOMING 1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...BECOMING 1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND................ EYE LEVEL........WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. RIDGETOP.........WEST 5 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3500-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 52. WINDS WEST 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 41. HIGHS AROUND 54. WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 43. HIGHS AROUND 62. WINDS NORTHEAST 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MIGUEL MILLER REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL NOBLES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.COMMU.01/SGX