FNUS76 KSGX 200136
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTNING - CRF...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
635 PM PDT MON AUG 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1733 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SLOWLY LIFT TO THE
NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BEFORE MOVING INLAND ACROSS
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY.  AS A RESULT...THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW
WILL GRADUALLY TURN SOUTHWESTERLY...PULLING DRIER AIR INTO THE
REGION.  A MINOR COOLING TREND WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BURN AREAS AS
WELL.  THESE DRIER CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WEST
WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TO ELEVATE THE FIRST DANGER.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW HIGH CLOUDS AT TIMES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALL TO NEAR THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...DC JEFF  VEIK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130819.LIGHT.02/SGX