FNUS76 KSGX 230746 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR HATHAWAY...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1246 AM PDT SUN JUN 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1303 PDT ON JUNE 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING LOWER PRESSURE ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...AND STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EARLY EVENINGS AT THE HATHAWAY FIRE...WITH LIGHTER NORTHERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS AT NIGHT AND IN THE EARLY MORNINGS. THE LOWER SLOPES OF THE BURN AREA ARE LIKELY TO FEEL MORE OF A WESTERLY DIRECTION TO THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING WINDS DUE TO THE CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THE BANNING PASS IN THOSE AREAS...WHILE THE UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGE- TOPS SHOULD FEEL MORE OF A SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY UPSLOPE DIRECTION. HUMIDITIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO TREND UPWARD THROUGH MONDAY AS SOME MOISTURE FROM THE DEEPENING MARINE LAYER MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE BURN AREA. A BUILDING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT FOR THE MIDDLE AND LATER PART OF NEXT WEEK WILL BRING DRYING AND WARMING TO THE BURN AREA...WITH SOMEWHAT WEAKER WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83 AT 3000 FEET MSL...AND 70 AT 7500 FEET MSL. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES BELOW 5000 FEET........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING 5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN 8000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 AT 3000 FEET MSL...AND 54 AT 7500 FEET MSL. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES BELOW 5000 FEET........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY MID EVENING. SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 6 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY MID EVENING. RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 6 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY MID EVENING. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN 500-1000 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80 AT 3000 FEET MSL...AND 67 AT 7500 FEET MSL. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES BELOW 5000 FEET........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING 7000-8500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 58. HIGHS AROUND 85. WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. LOWERING HUMIDITIES. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 63 TO 68. HIGHS 90 TO 95. WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH AND GUSTY. HOT...WITH HUMIDITIES CONTINUING TO LOWER. $$ FORECASTER...STEPHEN HARRISON REQUESTED BY...JOHN ELLISON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130622.HATHA.01/SGX