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SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS CORTE MADERA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
810 AM PST THU JAN 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES...EXCEPT FOR SOME PASSING HIGH CLOUDS. LIGHT DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL
PREVAIL AT NIGHT...WITH WESTERLY WINDS KICKING IN DURING THE LATE-MORNING
AND AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AND FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........EAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING
                    THROUGH AFTERNOON HOURS.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8
                    TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 4000-5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........WEST 2 TO 4 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE LEVEL........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH DURING THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 4000-5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 46. HIGHS AROUND 66. WINDS WEST 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 43. HIGHS 58 TO 63. WINDS EAST 5 TO
15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...STEPHEN HARRISON
REQUESTED BY...JAMES HUSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120105.CORTE.03/SGX