FNUS76 KSGX 090932
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...CNF PALO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
232 AM PDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FOR TODAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA FOR CONTINUED WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS. FOR TUESDAY THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BREAK
DOWN AND MOVE EAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. OVER THE BURN SITE IT WILL STILL BE
RELATIVELY WARM AND DRY ON TUESDAY BUT LOOK FOR INCREASING SOUTH
WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WETTING
RAINS ARE LIKELY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS
NEAR TWO THIRDS OF AN INCH WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO AROUND
5500 FEET. FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...TEMPORARY
RIDGING AND DRYING.

FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
BURN SITE BRINGING ADDITIONAL WETTING RAINS. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING
TO NEAR UPPER ELEVATIONS OF BURN SITE FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING.
STORM RAINFALL TOTALS WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM NEAR THREE FOURTHS
OF AN INCH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WIND................
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE/SOUTH 2 TO 3 MPH WITH GUSTS 7 MPH
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STRONG INVERSION 500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900 PDT...
                    THEN MIXING TO 2500 FT AGL 0930-1600 PDT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WIND................
   SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    DIMINISHING TO 1 TO 2 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WIND................
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/EAST 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 MPH GUSTING 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH...BECOMING 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 0.03 INCHES. LOWS
AROUND 39. EYE LEVEL WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. MAX RH 90
PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...COLDER WITH WETTING RAIN LIKELY..SNOW LEVEL LOWERING
TO 5300 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 0.62 INCHES. HIGHS AROUND 44. EYE
LEVEL WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. MIN RH 65 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 29.
HIGHS AROUND 49. EYE LEVEL WINDS WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MAX RH 100
PERCENT. MIN RH 50 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS 0.01 INCHES. EYE LEVEL WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. MAX RH
95 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 35.

.FRIDAY...WETTING RAIN LIKELY WITH SNOW ABOVE 5500 FEET. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS 0.37 INCHES. HIGHS AROUND 45. EYE LEVEL WINDS SOUTHWEST 5
TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIN RH 70 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS 0.34 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500
FEET. LOW TEMPERATURES 28. MAX RH 100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS
SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

$$ FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR REQUESTED BY...JOHN FORSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120409.COTTO.01/SGX