FNUS76 KSGX 231259
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS CORTE MADERA...UNLISTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
459 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS
TO THE AREA TODAY. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF IN THE EVENING...AND SKIES
WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH AS THE NIGHT GOES ON...WITH SURFACE WINDS BECOMING CALM
BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE GREAT
BASIN WILL BRING GUSTY AND DRY NORTHEAST WINDS TO THE BURN SITE
BY LATE MORNING TUESDAY. THE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
                    FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE-LEVEL WIND......
   SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13
                    MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18
                    MPH...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....100 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE-LEVEL WIND......
   SLOPES...........WEST 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH...BECOMING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    BY LATE EVENING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH...BECOMING 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    BY LATE EVENING.
CHC WETTING RAIN....75 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE-LEVEL WIND......
   SLOPES...........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO
                    8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10
                    MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 13 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 47. HIGHS AROUND 64. WINDS
NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
WARMER...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 49. HIGHS AROUND 75. WINDS NORTHEAST
5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 47. HIGHS AROUND 67. WINDS WEST 5 TO
15 MPH AND GUSTY.

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FORECASTER...STEPHEN HARRISON
REQUESTED BY...RICK MARINELLI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120123.USFSC.01/SGX