FNUS76 KSGX 152003
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO CAP...CNF TRAB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
103 PM PDT MON APR 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY DEEP MARINE LAYER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTH. EXPECT ANOTHER TENTH OF
AN INCH RAIN FROM PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN.  FRONTAL PASSAGE AT THE
BURN SITE IS AROUND 2000 PDT TUESDAY EVENING.
NO ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION LIKELY FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE.

OUTLOOK...
FOR WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT IS BUILDING OFF THE
WEST COAST AND AT THE SURFACE OVER NORTHERN NEVADA. GENERAL WINDS
ACROSS THE BURN SITE WILL SHIFT TO NORTH...BRINGING COOLER BUT
MUCH DRIER AIR ACROSS BURN SITE.

WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING...THE OFFSHORE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND MID LEVEL WINDS STRENGTHEN...INDICATING A DOUBLING OF
THE GENERAL WINDS AND A SHIFT IN DIRECTION TO THE NORTHEAST.
VERY DRY AND WARM WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY OF HUMIDITY.

FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...THE GENERAL WINDS WILL
BE FROM THE NORTHEAST BUT RAPIDLY DIMINISHING...SHOULD
BE UNDER 20 MPH. STILL VERY DRY AND WARM.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WIND......
   SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH GUSTS 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 MPH GUSTS 30 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....25 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WIND................
   SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 3 MPH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WIND.......
   SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 41. HIGHS AROUND 61.
EYE LEVEL WINDS NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 MPH.
MIN RH 20 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...
WARMER...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 47. HIGHS AROUND 72. EYE LEVEL WINDS
NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 MPH. MAX RH 30 PERCENT. MIN
RH 14 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 53. HIGHS AROUND 74. EYE LEVEL WINDS NORTHEAST
5 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH. MAX RH 25 PERCENT. MIN RH 16 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR
REQUESTED BY...JACOB GIPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130415.RANCH.01/SGX