FNUS76 KSGX 231259
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD CREEK PILE...CNF DESC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
459 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING WITH PATCHY FOG.
SOME CLEARING IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY...THOUGH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
TONIGHT WITH DRIZZLE AND LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE...MAINLY LATE TONIGHT
INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN ON FRIDAY...BUT
CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WINDS WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 MPH AND GUSTY.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL...BECOMING 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WINDS WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 25 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL...BECOMING 1500-2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN...BECOMING 2500-3500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WINDS WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 20 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 36. HIGHS AROUND 46. WINDS WEST
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 31. HIGHS
AROUND 36. WINDS WEST 10 MPH AND GUSTY.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 23. HIGHS AROUND
46. WINDS WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STEFANIE SULLIVAN
REQUESTED BY...MACHO ROSA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110223.COTTO.01/SGX