FNUS76 KSGX 082048
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PALM SPRINGS FORECAST...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
148 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1301 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING
HOURS IN THE PALM SPRINGS AREA...BRINGING AREAS OF SMOKE FROM THE
SILVER FIRE WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 STATUTE
MILES AT TIMES. WINDS WILL LESSEN A LITTLE LATE TONIGHT...AND
SMOKE WILL DISSIPATE AS WELL. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER ON
FRIDAY...WITH SMOKE EXPECTED TO RETURN BY AFTERNOON AS THE
NORTHWEST WINDS KICK IN. OTHER THAN THE SMOKE...CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE CLEAR AND VERY DRY...WITH TEMPERATURES SEVERAL
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING.
                    SMOKE DISSIPATING OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL...BECOMING 1000-2000 FT AGL BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL BY LATE
                    MORNING...THEN 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH...THEN SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...STEPHEN HARRISON
REQUESTED BY...ANJILA LEBSOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.PALMS.01/SGX