FNUS76 KSGX 111302
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS CORTE MADERA...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
502 AM PST WED JAN 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY EAST-NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL START TO PICK UP TODAY AS A
SURFACE HIGH MOVES INTO THE UTAH/COLORADO REGION. WINDS WILL PEAK
OVERNIGHT AND THEN DROP-OFF DURING THE DAY THURSDAY BEFORE
PICKING UP AGAIN OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. BEFORE THE EAST-NORTHEAST
WINDS STRENGTHEN AGAIN ON THURSDAY...A LIGHT SEA BREEZE WILL
LIKELY MAKE IT TO THE BURN AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH CLOUDS
WILL CONTINUE TO OBSCURE THE SKY THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY. LOW
HUMIDITIES WILL PERSIST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE-LEVEL........EAST-NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE-LEVEL........EAST-NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH-NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE-LEVEL........EAST-NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH...BECOMING CALM BY MID-MORNING...THEN WEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING 1000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 48. HIGHS AROUND 58. WINDS NORTHEAST
10 MPH AND GUSTY.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 42. HIGHS AROUND 58. WINDS EAST 10 MPH
AND GUSTY.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 54. WINDS WEST
10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STEPHEN HARRISON
REQUESTED BY...JIM HUSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120111.USFSC.01/SGX