FNUS76 KSGX 121301
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS CORTE MADERA...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
501 AM PST THU JAN 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE TODAY UNTIL STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST STARTS TO BRING DRY BREEZY
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TO THE BURN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE ALREADY DRY AREA WILL LIKELY RECEIVE ONLY 10 PERCENT
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT BEFORE DRYING OUT FURTHER FRIDAY.
HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOSTLY CLEAR OUT BY FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE-LEVEL........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO 11 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 3000-4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    1000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE-LEVEL........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND................
   EYE-LEVEL........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH...BECOMING 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH...BECOMING 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 42. HIGHS AROUND 64. WINDS SOUTHWEST
10 MPH AND GUSTY.
.SUNDAY...
COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 54. WINDS
WEST 10 MPH.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 36. HIGHS AROUND 56. WINDS WEST
10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STEPHEN HARRISON
REQUESTED BY...JIM HUSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120112.USFSC.01/SGX