FNUS76 KSGX 071336
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS CORTE MADERA...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
536 AM PST SAT JAN 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING ONSHORE FLOW WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES TODAY. FOR TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND UPPER LEVEL
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL BRING STRONG NORTHEAST
WINDS AND MUCH LOWER HUMIDITIES TO INLAND AREAS WITH CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY. LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
WITH GRADUALLY WEAKENING NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUING NEAR CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT COULD BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY
FOLLOWED BY GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITIES THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS NORTH NORTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL...BECOMING 2500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING 500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH...BECOMING 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
                    MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 35 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 43. HIGHS AROUND 60. WINDS NORTHEAST
10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 43. HIGHS AROUND 62. WINDS EAST 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 42. HIGHS AROUND 56. WINDS WEST
10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PHIL GONSALVES
REQUESTED BY...JIM HUSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120107.USFSC.01/SGX