FNUS76 KSGX 242243 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 243 PM PST WED FEB 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1450 PST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WITH INCREASING CLOUDINESS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. A STRONGER STORM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL LIKELY BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. FAIR AND WARMER WEATHER WILL RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........WINDS SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 30 MPH AND GUSTY. CWR.................50 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND................ MID SLOPES.........WINDS NORTH 10 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. CWR.................BECOMING 5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL...BECOMING 2500-3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PHIL GONSALVES REQUESTED BY...CARMONA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100224.COTTO.01/SGX