FNUS76 KSGX 261730 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR OBSERVATORY PILE BURNING...CNF PALO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 930 AM PST TUE FEB 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NOTE...SOUTH ASPECT AND BOTTOM ELEVATION OF 4200 FEET DOES NOT FIT LOCATION...I USED EAST ASPECT AND 4805 FT. PLEASE VERIFY INPUTS ON NEXT SPOT REQUEST. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING AT THE SURFACE OVER NEVADA AND A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING ALOFT ALONG THE WEST COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. RIDGE WILL SHIFT INLAND FRIDAY AND BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN ON SATURDAY. FOR TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...EXPECT GENERAL WINDS FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST...LOW HUMIDITY...AND WARMING TEMPERATURES. WITH THE RIDGE BREAK DOWN ON SATURDAY SHOULD SEE A LATE AFTERNOON WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST...BUT CONTINUED DRY AND WARM. COOLER ON SUNDAY WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY AS A TROUGH MOVES INLAND TO THE NORTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WIND....... SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/EAST TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WIND....... SLOPES...........EAST 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 2100 PST...THEN DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WIND....... SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/EAST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 56. EYE LEVEL WINDS EAST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. MAX RH 21 PERCENT. MIN RH 13 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 46. HIGHS AROUND 61. EYE LEVEL WIND EAST 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MAX RH 20 PERCENT. MIN RH 12 PERCENT. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 49. HIGHS AROUND 64. EYE LEVEL WIND EAST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH. MAX RH 22 PERCENT. MIN RH 17 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 61. EYE LEVEL WINDS UPSLOPE/EAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 2 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX RH 27 PERCENT. MIN RH 22 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 44. HIGHS AROUND 59. EYE LEVEL WINDS DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT AND UPSLOPE/EAST 3 TO 5 MPH MONDAY. MAX RH 58 PERCENT. MIN RH 38 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...TIM GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130226.OBSER.01/SGX