FNUS76 KSGX 152045 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTERFIELD...CNF PALO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1245 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1240 PST ON FEBRUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL INCREASE MOISTURE AND SPREAD COOLER CONDITIONS INLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. A BRIEF DRYING PERIOD IS FORECAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...THEN A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES LATE FRIDAY ACCOMPANIED WITH SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WIND....... SLOPES...........NORTHWEST 7 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 15 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (PST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........52 52 52 52 84 84 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 53 54 53 52 48 RH..............77 80 78 81 87 98 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WIND...... SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....35 PERCENT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS....0.03 INCHES. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (PST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........84 84 86 86 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............43 40 39 38 RH..............98 97 97 100 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 4 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WIND...... SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 30 MPH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....85 PERCENT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS....0.30 INCHES LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 2000-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........96 96 96 96 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD WIDSPD WIDSPD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............37 43 48 47 RH..............100 99 95 88 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN WITH SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS 0.10 INCHES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ONE INCH. LOWS AROUND 28. HIGHS AROUND 43. EYE LEVEL WINDS WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIGETOP WINDS WEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 32. HIGHS AROUND 47. EYE LEVEL WINDS SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGE LEVEL WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH GUSTS 20 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY... WETTING RAIN WITH SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET LIKELY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 0.75 INCHES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 3 TO 7 INCHES. LOWS AROUND 37. HIGHS AROUND 44. EYE LEVEL WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. RIDGE LEVEL WINDS SOUTHWEST 20 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 29. HIGHS AROUND 45. .WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 29. HIGHS AROUND 50. $$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...JOHN FORESTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110215.BUTTE.02/SGX