FNUS76 KSGX 131043
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...CNF PALO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
343 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1905 PDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOL WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS TODAY. DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO
AROUND 20-25 PERCENT WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. LIGHT
DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND
STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE CHANGE IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. INCREASING HUMIDITY ON FRIDAY WITH
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. RAIN SHOWERS MAY BEGIN AS EARLY AS
SATURDAY MORNING...CHANGING TO SNOW ABOVE 3000 FT AND INCREASING
IN INTENSITY SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY
MORNING...BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 62 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WINDS DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 2500-3000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING..
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34 TO 38 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 60 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WINDS DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON..
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 36. HIGHS AROUND 61. WINDS NORTHWEST
5 TO 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 59. WINDS WEST 7 TO
10 MPH AND GUSTY.
.SATURDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN. LOWS AROUND 33. HIGHS AROUND 46.
WINDS SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...STEFANIE SULLIVAN
REQUESTED BY...MATT WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120312.COTTO.02/SGX