FNUS76 KSGX 171159
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESCANSO PILES...CNF DESC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
459 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TODAY. RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN IN THE
MORNING...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY BY THE EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES. STRONG
AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE LATE
MORNING...BECOMING WEST AND WEAKENING SLIGHTLY IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. BREEZY WITH SNOW SHOWERS ON MONDAY. GRADUAL WARMING
AND DRYING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH WEAK EAST WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........BREEZY. WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH...BECOMING 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....100 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL...BECOMING 1000-2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    EARLY MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WINDS WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....95 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...BECOMING 5000-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. LOWS AROUND 31. HIGHS AROUND 45.
WINDS WEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 57. WINDS
EAST 5 TO 10 MPH AND GUSTY.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 28. HIGHS AROUND 67. WINDS EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STEFANIE SULLIVAN
REQUESTED BY...TIM GRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120317.DESCA.01/SGX