FNUS76 KSGX 251103
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARVEACRE...CNF DESC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
403 AM PDT MON MAR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 TEMPS 4 DEGREES WARMER AND HUMIDITY 13 PERCENT LOWER
THAN SUNDAY...AND GENERAL WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST.

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 SATURDAY...THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REBUILDS AND
SHIFTS EASTWARD. EXPECT TO WARM ABOUT 10 DEGREES AND DRY BY
ABOUT 10 PERCENT OVER THIS PERIOD. LAPSE RATES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
COULD MAKE THE AIR MASS MARGINALLY UNSTABLE. WATCH OUT FOR INCREASED
FIRE BEHAVIOR FRIDAY THESE DAYS.

ON SUNDAY THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN AS A LATE SEASON STORM APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST. EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS...WINDS...HUMIDITY...AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES...BUT NO WETTING RAIN UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT OR LATER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WIND................
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 3 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......SURFACE BASED INVERSION WITHIN 500 FT AGL
                    BREAKING AROUND 930 PDT...
                    LIFTING TO 3500 FT AGL BETWEEN 1100-1530 PDT...
                    THEN LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 1530 PDT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WIND......
   SLOPES...........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BY 2100 PDT...SURFACE BASED INVERSION DEVELOPING
                    LIMITING MIXING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4 MPH GUSTS TO 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WIND................
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH THROUGH LATE MORNING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE/WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 5 MPH GUSTING 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 930 AM PDT...THEN
                    LIFTING TO 2500 FT AGL BETWEEN 1100-1530 PDT...THEN
                    LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 1530 PDT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4 MPH GUSTS 9 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 47. HIGH 64. MAX RH 75 PERCENT. MIN RH 35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS UPSLOPE 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH GUSTING 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 41. HIGH 66. MAX RH 90 PERCENT. MIN RH 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 45 TO 50. HIGHS AROUND 70. MAX RH 75 PERCENT.
MIN RH 25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS MOSTLY UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH EXCEPT
VARIABLE/WEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOONS.


.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 49. HIGH 62. MAX RH 55 PERCENT. MIN RH 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE DELGADO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130325.CARVE.01/SGX