FNUS76 KSGX 250946
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR AGUANGA RIDGE...CNF PALO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
246 AM PDT MON MAR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FOR TODAY A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD ALOFT. THIS SHOULD
RESULT IN WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS THAN ON SUNDAY...AND LIGHTER
GENERAL WINDS SO THAT SLOPE WINDS WILL DOMINATE. AN INVERSION
BETWEEN 7000-9000 FEET MSL SHOULD LIMIT MIXING HEIGHT AND KEEP THE
AIR MASS STABLE OVER THE BURN SITE.

FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT WILL
TEMPORARILY WEAKEN. TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL ABOUT 10 DEGREES OVER
THIS PERIOD. RELATIVE HUMIDITY UNCHANGED ON TUESDAY BUT INCREASING
BY 20 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. GENERAL WINDS FORECAST UNDER 15 MPH SO
SLOPE WINDS SHOULD MOSTLY DOMINATE.

FOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REBUILDS AND
SHIFTS EASTWARD. EXPECT TO WARM ABOUT 10 DEGREES AND DRY BY
ABOUT 10 PERCENT OVER THIS PERIOD. SLOPE AND GENERAL WINDS COME
INTO ALIGNMENT ON FRIDAY AND AIR MASS EXPECTED TO BE MARGINALLY
UNSTABLE. WATCH OUT FOR INCREASED FIRE BEHAVIOR ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...MARCH 25

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WIND................
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/SOUTH 3 MPH WITH GUSTS 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 4 MPH WITH GUSTS 8 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WIND................
   SLOPES...........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...MARCH 26


SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WIND................
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/SOUTHWEST 3 MPH WITH GUSTS 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 44. HIGHS AROUND 61. MIN RH 35 PERCENT.
MAX RH 65 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS UPSLOPE/SOUTHWEST 4 MPH WITH
GUSTS 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 42. HIGH 64. MIN RH 35 PERCENT. MAX RH 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS UPSLOPE/WEST 4 MPH WITH GUSTS 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 45. HIGH 67. MIN RH 25 PERCENT.
MAX RH 85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS UPSLOPE/SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
5 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR
REQUESTED BY...JESSE HERNANDEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130325.AGUAN.01/SGX