FNUS76 KSGX 260053 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BANNER FIRE...CNTY SD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 553 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1644 PDT ON MAY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A 5500-FOOT DEEP MARINE LAYER CONTINUES TO SPILL OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE INCIDENT EARLY THIS EVENING...KEEPING HUMIDITIES ELEVATED. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ON SATURDAY...WEST WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY IN A MUCH MORE UNSTABLE COOL AIR MASS AND MODERATE HUMIDITIES. WEST WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND THEN TURN OFFSHORE FROM THE NORTHEAST BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE LIGHT AND WILL BRING MUCH LOWER HUMIDITIES TO THE INCIDENT ON SUNDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDY. WINDS WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP.........WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 40 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RIDGETOP.........WEST 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4000 FT AGL...BECOMING 5500-6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JAMIE MOKER REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN RAE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120525.BANNE.04/SGX