FNUS76 KSGX 141049 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...CNF PALO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 349 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COOL WITH MINIMUM DAYTIME HUMIDITY AROUND 45 PERCENT AND GOOD OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGHER HUMIDITY ON FRIDAY. CALM WINDS DURING THE NIGHTS AND MORNINGS WILL BECOME NORTH-NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TURN WEST AND INCREASE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ABOVE 3200 FT ELEVATION BY SUNDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST MONDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS WELL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 60 DEGREES. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND................ EYE LEVEL........CALM WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 40 DEGREES. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND................ EYE LEVEL........NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING CALM. RIDGETOP.........WEST 5 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 62 DEGREES. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND................ SLOPES...........CALM WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 MPH. CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 37. HIGHS AROUND 57. WINDS WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 35. HIGHS AROUND 46. WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. .SUNDAY... COLDER...BREEZY. SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 26. HIGHS AROUND 32. WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...STEFANIE SULLIVAN REQUESTED BY...STAN HILL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.COTTO.01/SGX