FNUS76 KSGX 291303 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD PILES...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 503 AM PST WED DEC 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RAIN WITH GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. VERY COLD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH FAIR WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST COULD BRING MORE SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY DENSE FOG. RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH...BECOMING 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........WEST 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....95 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 1000-2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. RIDGETOP.........WEST 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....30 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL...BECOMING 5000-6500 FT AGL UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 25. HIGHS AROUND 45. WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .NEW YEARS DAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 25. HIGHS AROUND 47. WINDS EAST 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 25. HIGHS AROUND 47. WINDS EAST 10 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 32. HIGHS AROUND 52. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 28. HIGHS AROUND 54. $$ FORECASTER...STEFANIE SULLIVAN REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WALKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101229.COTTO.01/SGX