FNUS76 KSGX 170733 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR FRY CREEK...CNF PALO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1233 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0100 PDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW TODAY. RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN IN THE MORNING... CHANGING OVER TO SNOW AND BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY BY THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE LATE MORNING...BECOMING WEST AND WEAKENING SLIGHTLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING MAY EXCEED 18 INCHES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EARLY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BEGINNING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....100 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....100 PERCENT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....90 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...STEFANIE SULLIVAN REQUESTED BY...JOHN FORSTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120317.FRYCR.01/SGX