FNUS76 KSGX 031050
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD FIRE...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
350 AM PDT THU SEP 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0600 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION......SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA WITH
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. NOT MUCH CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY THROUGH
FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL WEAKEN DURING THE WEEKEND THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES NOT AS HOT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2-3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...BECOMING 10000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING 14500-15500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 12000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....20 PERCENT IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................2 IN THE EVENING...OTHERWISE 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL...BECOMING 2000-3500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1-2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...BECOMING 6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN...BECOMING 14500-15500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 12000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 72. HIGHS AROUND 97. WINDS WEST 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH LABOR DAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 65 TO 70. HIGHS AROUND 94. WINDS WEST 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...DON WHITLOW
REQUESTED BY...FREDDIE ESPINOZA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090903.COTTO.01/SGX