FNUS76 KSGX 161231
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...CNF PALO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
431 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH IS MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD TO THE NORTH THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL
CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT DRYING TREND. FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND ONLY
MODERATE RECOVERY IS EXPECTED AT NIGHT. FRIDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION
DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BREAKS DOWN. FOR NEXT WEEKEND...A STRONGER TROUGH
WITH WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
20 FT WIND................
   SLOPES...........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
20 FT WIND................
   SLOPES...........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
20 FT WIND................
   SLOPES...........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 46. HIGHS AROUND 62. MIN RH 10 PERCENT.
MAX RH 25 PERCENT. WINDS NORTHEAST TO EAST 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN RH 20 PERCENT. MAX RH 45 PERCENT. LOW 42. HIGH 61.
WINDS WEST 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH WETTING RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND
52. WINDS WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR
REQUESTED BY...JESUS VALENZUELA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120116.COTTO.01/SGX