FNUS76 KSGX 231023 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR COMMUNITY DEFENSE...CNF TRAB NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 323 AM PDT TUE APR 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING NEAR THE BASE OF THE BURN SITE WILL CLEAR BY 9 AM. MINOR WARMING AND DRIER TODAY AS WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL BETWEEN ABOUT 8 AM AND 2 PM. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AFTER 2 PM AS THE SEA BREEZE MOVES INLAND. THE MARINE LAYER WILL DEEPEN TO AROUND 2400 FT BY WED MORNING AND AROUND 3000 FT BY THU MORNING...WITH A COOLING AND MOISTENING TREND. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE AREA WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WED NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THU MORNING. THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF INFREQUENT DRY LIGHTNING SHOULD ANY THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING FRI AND SAT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY SUN AND MONDAY AS A TROUGH MOVES THROUGH CALIFORNIA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING NEAR THE BASE OF THE BURN SITE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND................ EYE LEVEL........WINDS NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTY...BECOMING 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM SKY (%)..........48 25 5 5 WEATHER COV......PATCHY WEATHER TYPE.....FOG NONE NONE NONE TEMP.............55 69 76 80 RH...............70 45 25 20 EYE LVL WND DIR..N N N NW EYE LVL SPD......3 3 4 4 EYE LEVEL GUST...5 6 7 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND................ EYE LEVEL........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH. RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND................ EYE LEVEL........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 10 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT...BECOMING 10 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1...BECOMING 2 IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY MORNING. LOWS AROUND 45. HIGHS AROUND 63. WINDS WEST 3 TO 5 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 46. HIGHS AROUND 70. WINDS NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 76. WINDS SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 48. HIGHS AROUND 68. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. LOWS AROUND 48. HIGHS AROUND 64. $$ FORECASTER...STEFANIE SULLIVAN REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL NOBLES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130423.COMMU.01/SGX