FNUS76 KSGX 161322 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTOWOOD CREEK PILES...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 522 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT DECREASING INTO THURSDAY. GUSTY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT TIMES TODAY. LESS WIND THURSDAY...THEN WINDS BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY FRIDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH...BECOMING 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........WEST 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....100 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...BECOMING 2500-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP.........WEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....50 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL...BECOMING 1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........WINDS WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 MPH AND GUSTY. CHC WETTING RAIN....40 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3500-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN. LOWS AROUND 32. HIGHS AROUND 52. WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY... SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 39. HIGHS AROUND 48. WINDS SOUTH 20 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 31. HIGHS AROUND 48. WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DON WHITLOW REQUESTED BY...CINDY PETRICH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110216.COTTO.01/SGX