FNUS76 KSGX 102002
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIHUAHUA FIRE...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
102 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0345 PDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE WARM CONDITIONS TODAY...THEN WEAKEN
SLIGHTLY WITH SLOW COOLING AND DRYING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. CUMULUS HAS
ALREADY BEGUN TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE FORMING THIS AFTERNOON WITH SIMILAR IMPACTS AND COVERAGE TO
YESTERDAY EXPECTED. WHILE SOME PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FROM ANY
THUNDERSTORMS...THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS FROM
LIGHTNING STRIKES CONTINUES. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WHILE SOME PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
FIRE STARTS FROM THUNDERSTORM LIGHTNING STRIKES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96 TO 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL...BECOMING 10500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........39        39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE
TEMP............99        100
RH..............24        24
20 FT WIND DIR..S         N
20 FT WIND SPD..0         4
20 FT WIND GUST.          10
EYE LVL WND DIR.S         N
EYE LVL WND SPD.0         4
EYE LVL WND GST.          10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL...BECOMING 500-1500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........38        38        15        15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............97        81        77        75
RH..............24        41        45        44
20 FT WIND DIR..NW        NW        N         NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8         4         0         0
20 FT WIND GUST.10        5
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW        NW        N         NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.8         4         0         0
EYE LVL WND GST.10        5

$$

FORECASTER...PHIL GONSALVES
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120810.CHIHU.02/SGX