FNUS76 KSGX 021704 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR OBSERVATORY PILE BURNING...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 904 AM PST SAT FEB 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON UPDATES AND REQUESTS FROM USFS...IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 02. HOWEVER IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE... CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE WEAKING ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO WITH A SLOW COOLING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND SLOWLY INCREASING HUMIDITIES. MID AND HIGH LEVEL SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE COULD BRING SOME SPRINKLES OR LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH LIGHT GENERALLY WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY BRINGING MUCH COOLERTEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH...AND SHOWERS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........ALTOCUMULUS CLOUDS WITH A CIRRUS OVERCAST. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND................ EYE LEVEL........WINDS WILL BE WEAK DOWN SLOPE 2-5 MPH... BECOMING SOUTH AT 3 TO 6 MPH. SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. TIME (PST) 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........65 68 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 61 61 RH..............28 23 28 EYE LEVEL DIR...N S SE EYE LEVEL SPD...3 3 4 EYE LEVEL GUST..5 5 6 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY... WITH A FEW SPRINKLES IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND................ EYE LEVEL........LESS THAN 5 MPH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SLOPES...........LIGHT WINDS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT...BECOMING 15 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (PST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........64 64 74 74 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 52 51 51 RH..............40 39 41 41 EYE LEVEL DIR...E E SE S EYE LEVEL SPD...2 2 2 0 EYE LEVEL GUST..5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..0 4 4 0 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND................ EYE LEVEL........LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS 3 - 5 MPH. SLOPES...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....15 PERCENT...BECOMING 5 PERCENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (PST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........66 66 54 54 54 53 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 51 56 58 58 55 RH..............45 44 40 39 41 47 EYE LEVEL WINDS.N N N N N N EYE LEVEL WINDS.3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND DIR..N N W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..0 4 0 0 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 46. HIGHS AROUND 59. WINDS NORTHWEST 5 MPH. .TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. LOWS AROUND 44. HIGHS 51 TO 56. WINDS NORTHWEST 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROGER PIERCE REQUESTED BY...JOE BURCHAM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130202.OBSER.02/SGX