FNUS76 KSGX 072311
FWSSGX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1505 PST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
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 STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
SUNDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. LOW
HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH GRADUALLY
WEAKENING NORTHEAST WINDS...THOUGH FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
STILL BE NEAR CRITICAL. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE COULD BRING LIGHT
PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS
AND LOWER HUMIDITIES THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 600 PM...THEN WINDS
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1000 PM...THEN WINDS
                    NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 600 PM...THEN NORTHEAST
                    10 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 1000 PM...THEN NORTHEAST 20 TO 30
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 30 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 35 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........BREEZY. WINDS NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 45 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 30 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH...BECOMING 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 60. WINDS SOUTHWEST
10 MPH. NOT QUITE AS DRY WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 38. HIGHS AROUND 54. WINDS WEST 5 TO
10 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AROUND 40 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 39. HIGHS AROUND 55. WINDS NORTHEAST
15 TO 30 MPH DEVELOPING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY. LOWER
HUMIDITIES...WITH MINIMUMS POSSIBLY BELOW 15 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BRANDT MAXWELL
REQUESTED BY...JIM HUSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120107.USFSC.02/SGX