FNUS76 KSGX 221243
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS CORTE MADERA...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
443 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CALM WINDS WILL GIVE WAY TO UPSLOPE FLOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
HUMIDITIES WILL START TO RISE TONIGHT AS INCREASING CLOUDS MOVE
IN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING RAIN
TO THE AREA ON MONDAY...ALONG WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY
WINDS. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
BRING GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA ON
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE-LEVEL WIND......
   SLOPES...........CALM...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE-LEVEL WIND......
   SLOPES...........WEST 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 5 MPH...BECOMING 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE-LEVEL WIND......
   SLOPES...........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING...THEN WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST-SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH IN THE MID-AFTERNOON.
CHC WETTING RAIN....100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 45 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 34. HIGHS AROUND 53. WINDS NORTHEAST 5 TO 15
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 47 TO 52. HIGHS 66 TO 71. WINDS NORTHEAST
10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...STEPHEN HARRISON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN RHODES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120122.USFSC.01/SGX